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Page 7
He acquired indeed , Mr. Gleig tells us , a habit from the outset , which remained with him to the last , of acquainting himself in all manner of odd ways with everything worthy of notice that passed around him .
He acquired indeed , Mr. Gleig tells us , a habit from the outset , which remained with him to the last , of acquainting himself in all manner of odd ways with everything worthy of notice that passed around him .
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... ways with everything worthy of notice which passed around him . His forte was the power of rapid and correct calculation . ' He had shown ' exceeding promptitude , ' as well as ' judgment and coolness , ' and ' greatly distinguished ...
... ways with everything worthy of notice which passed around him . His forte was the power of rapid and correct calculation . ' He had shown ' exceeding promptitude , ' as well as ' judgment and coolness , ' and ' greatly distinguished ...
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Previous heart - burnings on the same subject had not been wanting , and General Baird was certainly not the man to be passed over for a third time . Having , however , spoken out his mind on the subject , Colonel Wellesley corresponded ...
Previous heart - burnings on the same subject had not been wanting , and General Baird was certainly not the man to be passed over for a third time . Having , however , spoken out his mind on the subject , Colonel Wellesley corresponded ...
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We passed the river in one column and then deployed . Unfortunately my first line , which had been directed to keep clear of Assaye , swayed to the right , and became * On this occasion his brother Henry wrote to him , April 22 , 1801- ...
We passed the river in one column and then deployed . Unfortunately my first line , which had been directed to keep clear of Assaye , swayed to the right , and became * On this occasion his brother Henry wrote to him , April 22 , 1801- ...
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We took their guns , which were in the first line , and were fired upon by the gunners afterwards , who threw themselves down , pretending to be dead , and then rose up again after our men had passed ; but they paid dearly for the freak ...
We took their guns , which were in the first line , and were fired upon by the gunners afterwards , who threw themselves down , pretending to be dead , and then rose up again after our men had passed ; but they paid dearly for the freak ...
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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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