The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 |
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Page 9
... opinion of him on better acquaintance , during the latter part of the voyage , and believed they would hear great things of him afterwards . We have made inquiries of the family , but have not yet ascertained what became of this letter ...
... opinion of him on better acquaintance , during the latter part of the voyage , and believed they would hear great things of him afterwards . We have made inquiries of the family , but have not yet ascertained what became of this letter ...
Page 12
... opinion he is at present awkwardly situated , and he will require all the powers which can be given him to keep in order the officers who will be in his army . Your presence will diminish his powers , at the same time that as it is ...
... opinion he is at present awkwardly situated , and he will require all the powers which can be given him to keep in order the officers who will be in his army . Your presence will diminish his powers , at the same time that as it is ...
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... opinion , or rather knowledge and experience of his discretion , judg- ment , temper , and integrity are such , that if you had not placed him in Seringapatam , I would have done so of my own authority , because I think him in every ...
... opinion , or rather knowledge and experience of his discretion , judg- ment , temper , and integrity are such , that if you had not placed him in Seringapatam , I would have done so of my own authority , because I think him in every ...
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... opinions , from the Duke's lips ; but the effect , as might be expected , is generally disappointing . We have selected the one just cited as one of the best in- stances ; but the practice is hardly fair ; and speaking was never the ...
... opinions , from the Duke's lips ; but the effect , as might be expected , is generally disappointing . We have selected the one just cited as one of the best in- stances ; but the practice is hardly fair ; and speaking was never the ...
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... opinion than the late Sir John Malcolm . A remark that once dropped from him , to the effect that he was never so much inclined to think himself wrong as when he differed from Sir John Malcolm , ' is still remembered in the Malcolm ...
... opinion than the late Sir John Malcolm . A remark that once dropped from him , to the effect that he was never so much inclined to think himself wrong as when he differed from Sir John Malcolm , ' is still remembered in the Malcolm ...
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