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Having been ill - prepared he never took a good place there , and his habits , “ in school and out of school , ' are stated to have been those of a “ dreamy , idle , and shy lad . ' He achieved no success as a scholar , contracted few ...
Having been ill - prepared he never took a good place there , and his habits , “ in school and out of school , ' are stated to have been those of a “ dreamy , idle , and shy lad . ' He achieved no success as a scholar , contracted few ...
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He could hardly have had much experience either in infantry or cavalry until he joined the 33rd Regiment , though the success of his subsequent career has been partly attributed to the advantage which he derived from serving in both ...
He could hardly have had much experience either in infantry or cavalry until he joined the 33rd Regiment , though the success of his subsequent career has been partly attributed to the advantage which he derived from serving in both ...
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... proceeds at once to quote Colonel Wellesley's letter to Lord Mornington : tOn the night of the 5th we made an attack on the enemy's outposts , which , at least on my side , † was not quite so successful as could have been wished .
... proceeds at once to quote Colonel Wellesley's letter to Lord Mornington : tOn the night of the 5th we made an attack on the enemy's outposts , which , at least on my side , † was not quite so successful as could have been wished .
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... 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 another ; and , however vexed Colonel Wellesley might have.
... 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 another ; and , however vexed Colonel Wellesley might have.
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Immediate success was necessary to the existence of the army . When the breaching batteries which had been dragged so many weary miles had done their work , and when all was prepared , General Harris told off Baird for the assault ...
Immediate success was necessary to the existence of the army . When the breaching batteries which had been dragged so many weary miles had done their work , and when all was prepared , General Harris told off Baird for the assault ...
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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 IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
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