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The English at Home . Essays from the ' Revue des Deux Mondes . ' By Alphonse Esquiros . Translated by Sir Lascelles Wraxall , Bart . London , 1863 - - 536 THE QUARTERLY REVIEW . ART . I. - The Life CONTENTS .
The English at Home . Essays from the ' Revue des Deux Mondes . ' By Alphonse Esquiros . Translated by Sir Lascelles Wraxall , Bart . London , 1863 - - 536 THE QUARTERLY REVIEW . ART . I. - The Life CONTENTS .
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... a magnificent banquet at Madras , a valuable sword from the English at Calcutta , and a gold épergne , commemorative of the battle of Assaye , from the officers of the Deccan . But in studying the Duke's real character and motives ...
... a magnificent banquet at Madras , a valuable sword from the English at Calcutta , and a gold épergne , commemorative of the battle of Assaye , from the officers of the Deccan . But in studying the Duke's real character and motives ...
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He explains that- ' The Duke knew better than most men that the only difference then between French and English tactics was this , that whereas the French attacked in column , the English always attacked in line ; and that the real ...
He explains that- ' The Duke knew better than most men that the only difference then between French and English tactics was this , that whereas the French attacked in column , the English always attacked in line ; and that the real ...
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... our galley was at Boulogne , where the Duc d'Aumont , afterwards Ambassador to the English Court , then resided . Our captain , M. de Langeron , entertained the Duke on board his vessel ; and as the sea was then calm , and he wished ...
... our galley was at Boulogne , where the Duc d'Aumont , afterwards Ambassador to the English Court , then resided . Our captain , M. de Langeron , entertained the Duke on board his vessel ; and as the sea was then calm , and he wished ...
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The singular nature of the contest , and the admirable conduct of one of the combatants , the com- mander of an English frigate , entitle this action to an honourable place in the records of naval daring .
The singular nature of the contest , and the admirable conduct of one of the combatants , the com- mander of an English frigate , entitle this action to an honourable place in the records of naval daring .
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 120 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
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