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But Mr. Gleig ' must be permitted to doubt the truth of those stories , which are contra- dicted , not only by the habits of well - ordered economy , which distinguished him in after life , but by the whole tone and tenor of his ...
But Mr. Gleig ' must be permitted to doubt the truth of those stories , which are contra- dicted , not only by the habits of well - ordered economy , which distinguished him in after life , but by the whole tone and tenor of his ...
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As the Governor - General's brother , he no doubt possessed considerable influence , though it is , perhaps , too much to say that he became in a few days , the moving spirit of the Government in which he had no legal voice .
As the Governor - General's brother , he no doubt possessed considerable influence , though it is , perhaps , too much to say that he became in a few days , the moving spirit of the Government in which he had no legal voice .
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... one in the whole course of his long service which ever gave rise to any doubt - we have incontrovertible evidence of his sagacity in foreseeing failure from one course and success from * But often quoted from Gurwood , vol . i . p .
... one in the whole course of his long service which ever gave rise to any doubt - we have incontrovertible evidence of his sagacity in foreseeing failure from one course and success from * But often quoted from Gurwood , vol . i . p .
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And there can be no doubt that Lord Mornington was right in his opinion . General Baird was much annoyed by this appointment . Colonel Wellesley had previously obtained the command of the Nizam's contingents over his head , ostensibly ...
And there can be no doubt that Lord Mornington was right in his opinion . General Baird was much annoyed by this appointment . Colonel Wellesley had previously obtained the command of the Nizam's contingents over his head , ostensibly ...
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He would , no doubt , in con- sulting his own inclinations , have acted differently . He may , indeed , be said to have devoted himself very much to his brother's advancement from the commencement to the termination of the ...
He would , no doubt , in con- sulting his own inclinations , have acted differently . He may , indeed , be said to have devoted himself very much to his brother's advancement from the commencement to the termination of the ...
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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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