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It proved that the 33rd , with which he attacked , had got into confusion , and could not be formed , which was great pity , and must be particularly unpleasant to him ; ' and he proceeds at once to quote Colonel Wellesley's letter to ...
It proved that the 33rd , with which he attacked , had got into confusion , and could not be formed , which was great pity , and must be particularly unpleasant to him ; ' and he proceeds at once to quote Colonel Wellesley's letter to ...
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Baird had now carried with great gallantry the fortress in which he had previously suffered a lengthened and cruel imprisonment ; and he found himself once more , and permanently , superseded by a junior officer , in a command which he ...
Baird had now carried with great gallantry the fortress in which he had previously suffered a lengthened and cruel imprisonment ; and he found himself once more , and permanently , superseded by a junior officer , in a command which he ...
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The Iron Duke was more than once prostrated by sickness in the earlier part of his career , when subjected to annoyance and anxiety about his own success in life , though he bore public responsibilities and exertions , physical and ...
The Iron Duke was more than once prostrated by sickness in the earlier part of his career , when subjected to annoyance and anxiety about his own success in life , though he bore public responsibilities and exertions , physical and ...
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If the enemy had not neglected to guard a good ford on the Kaitna , I don't know how we could have got at him ; but , once aware of his neglect , I took care that he should not have time ...
If the enemy had not neglected to guard a good ford on the Kaitna , I don't know how we could have got at him ; but , once aware of his neglect , I took care that he should not have time ...
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His advice was not followed ; but Lord Mornington persuaded him , on the other hand , to return once more to Seringapatam . In the beginning of 1805 , however , ' no considerations were strong enough to keep him in the country .
His advice was not followed ; but Lord Mornington persuaded him , on the other hand , to return once more to Seringapatam . In the beginning of 1805 , however , ' no considerations were strong enough to keep him in the country .
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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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