The Life of Jameson, Volume 2E. Arnold and Company, 1922 - Jameson's Raid, 1895-1896 |
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... Colonies telegraphed that Portugal refused to sell , but might lease Delagoa for one hundred years for a globular sum of £ 1,250,000 and £ 400,000 for the lease . During June and July the negotiations con- tinued , but the Imperial ...
... Colonies telegraphed that Portugal refused to sell , but might lease Delagoa for one hundred years for a globular sum of £ 1,250,000 and £ 400,000 for the lease . During June and July the negotiations con- tinued , but the Imperial ...
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... Colony under the British flag . Here , then , was a chance , a chance to save the Transvaal from bankruptcy , confusion , and ridicule . If there was gold , why not a gold currency ? On June 1 , 1885 , Dr. Jorissen on behalf of the ...
... Colony under the British flag . Here , then , was a chance , a chance to save the Transvaal from bankruptcy , confusion , and ridicule . If there was gold , why not a gold currency ? On June 1 , 1885 , Dr. Jorissen on behalf of the ...
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... Colony is that at present we have the Union Jack , and we are deter- mined never to lose it . But for the very reason we think so strongly on that point we can afford to appreciate and allow for the same feelings in others , and also we ...
... Colony is that at present we have the Union Jack , and we are deter- mined never to lose it . But for the very reason we think so strongly on that point we can afford to appreciate and allow for the same feelings in others , and also we ...
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... Colony . But when Jameson took a hand , was he thinking of a ' jumping - off ground ' supposing he undertook the greater business already in his mind ? In the meantime Jameson enjoyed himself . He saw all the family circle , and there ...
... Colony . But when Jameson took a hand , was he thinking of a ' jumping - off ground ' supposing he undertook the greater business already in his mind ? In the meantime Jameson enjoyed himself . He saw all the family circle , and there ...
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... Colony and between Kruger and the Imperial Government . Indeed the relations between the British Govern- ment and the Transvaal had long been on the very edge of war . The Warren Expedition of 1885 came just short of it . The High ...
... Colony and between Kruger and the Imperial Government . Indeed the relations between the British Govern- ment and the Transvaal had long been on the very edge of war . The Warren Expedition of 1885 came just short of it . The High ...
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Page 243 - If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: «Hold on!
Page 208 - Moreover, he hath left you all his walks, His private arbours, and new-planted orchards, On this side Tiber; he hath left them you, And to your heirs for ever; common pleasures, To walk abroad, and recreate yourselves.
Page 110 - Not poppy, nor mandragora, Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep Which thou ow'dst yesterday.
Page 273 - ... for that a friend is far more than himself. Men have their time, and die many times in desire of some things which they principally take to heart: the bestowing of a child, the finishing of a work, or the like. If a man have a true friend, he may rest almost secure that the care of those things will continue after him.
Page 75 - The rumour of massacre in Johannesburg that started you to our relief was not true. We are all right, feeling intense. We have armed a lot of men. Shall be very glad to see you. We are not in possession...
Page 51 - Goold" Adams arrives Mafeking Monday, and Heany, I think, arrives to-night ; after seeing '• him, you and we must judge regarding flotation, but all our foreign friends are now '• dead against it and say public will not subscribe one penny towards it even with you
Page 206 - Here— here's his place, where meteors shoot, clouds form, Lightnings are loosened, Stars come and go! Let joy break with the storm, Peace let the dew send! Lofty designs must close in like effects: Loftily lying, Leave him — still loftier than the world suspects, Living and dying.
Page 36 - It is under these circumstances that we feel constrained to call upon you to come to our aid should a disturbance arise here. The circumstances are so extreme that we cannot but believe that you and the men under you will not fail to come to the rescue of people who will be so situated. We guarantee any expense that may reasonably be incurred by you in helping us, and ask you to believe that nothing but • the sternest necessity has prompted this appeal.
Page 200 - He wrote on April 22nd, 1902. The Boer War had a month to go. Rhodes was dead a month. He died at the age of forty-eight, less pleasantly than he had supposed people did die of heart disease. ' At any rate, Jameson, death from the heart is clean and quick. There's nothing repulsive about it. It's a clean death, isn't it ? ' But they say the heat at Cape Town that summer was a plague.