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aide-de-camp answer Aqueduct of Segovia army arrival assured battle of Talavera beautiful brigands British Captain carriage Charles Boothby cheerful Chef cher Colonel comfort Commandant convoy crutches dear dearest dine dinner door Duke of Treviso EDWINSTOWE enemy England English exclaimed father fear feel France French French officer friends gave Geils give hand heart Higgins honour hope hospital Jourdan journey kindness leagues leave less letter lodged look Lord Lord Wellington Madrid manner Marshal Marshal Jourdan Marshal Mortier mind misfortune Monsieur Mortier mountains o'clock Old Castile ourselves pain Paris parole passed Pedro Platière pleasure Pollonia poor prisoners received road scene seemed Séméllé sent servant Sherbrooke Sir Arthur Wellesley soldiers soon Soult Spain Spaniards Spanish Stanhope suffering surgeon Talavera tell thought tion told town Valladolid village waggon Wellesley window wish wounded
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Page 12 - For who, to dumb Forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing lingering look behind?
Page 69 - Others more mild, Retreated in a silent valley, sing With notes angelical to many a harp Their own heroic deeds and hapless fall By doom of battle; and complain that fate Free virtue should enthrall to force or chance.
Page 21 - Fitzpatrick stopped him, saying he could answer for me. They then took me to the table and laid me on the mattress. Mr. Miller wished to place a handkerchief over my eyes, but I assured him that it was unnecessary — I would look another way. The tourniquet being adjusted, I saw that the knife was in Fitzpatrick's hand, which, being as I wished, I averted my head. " As I do not choose to gratify the curious (at the expense of the feeling) reader, I shall not describe an operation the details of...
Page 23 - Some feelings are to mortals given, With less of earth in them than heaven : And if there be a human tear From passion's dross refined and clear, A tear so limpid and so meek, It would not stain an angel's cheek, 'Tis that which pious fathers shed Upon a duteous daughter's head...
Page 42 - Other men in situations like my own had placed themselves across horses and mules, and fruitlessly attempted to escape. The road to Oropesa was covered with our poor, wounded, limping, bloodless soldiers. On crutches or sticks, with blankets thrown over them, they hobbled woefully along. For the moment panic terror lent them a force inconsistent with their debility, their fresh wounds, and their recent amputations. Some lay down on the road to take their last sleep. The rest, unable to get further...
Page 42 - I had made up my mind that it would be better to fall into the enemy's hands than attempt to go away.
Page 235 - ... unhappy wretches, who have thus required so many bullets to despatch them. Close to the scene of action is the murderous director. I look out of the opposite window. Stephens looks at him without acknowledgment. Now he rides up to the window, bowing and complimenting.
Page 102 - ... In the Action at the Bridge a Virginia Regiment march'd up to within 40 yards of their Front, and having some Riflemen posted on the Flanks made terrible Slaughter. We are in expectation every moment of receiving further intelligence, which I shall communicate to you by the very first opportunity. I beg you will let me hear from you by every opportunity. My love to Ned & family & Compliments to all Friends.
Page 276 - I send you a copy of a letter I have just received from Lord Newark in answer to one I wrote to him on receiving yours of the 20th April.
Page 104 - To vital spirits aspire, to animal, To intellectual ; give both life and sense, Fancy and understanding; whence the soul Reason receives, and reason is her being, Discursive or intuitive; discourse Is oftest yours, the latter most...