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... other writer has attempted to bring together , and we propose at the same time to avail ourselves of it , in combina- tion with other sources , ' to study more particularly the cha- racter of the Great Duke throughout his career .
... other writer has attempted to bring together , and we propose at the same time to avail ourselves of it , in combina- tion with other sources , ' to study more particularly the cha- racter of the Great Duke throughout his career .
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There was no inten- tion at that time of sending him into the army , and his own wishes , if he had any , were in favour of civil life . They studied in a desultory manner under M. Goubert , in whose house they lodged , until Lady ...
There was no inten- tion at that time of sending him into the army , and his own wishes , if he had any , were in favour of civil life . They studied in a desultory manner under M. Goubert , in whose house they lodged , until Lady ...
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His first military opera- tion ( unnoticed by Mr. Gleig ) was the evacuation of Ostend in the presence of the enemy , and he showed himself intrepid and intelligent in the rear - guard during a subsequent retreat . was promoted ( by ...
His first military opera- tion ( unnoticed by Mr. Gleig ) was the evacuation of Ostend in the presence of the enemy , and he showed himself intrepid and intelligent in the rear - guard during a subsequent retreat . was promoted ( by ...
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pontoons and basket - boats , and bridges , as well as for the protec- tion of ferries . But in direct continuation of the conversation- extract above quoted , Mr. Gleig remarks to him : The rivers must have puzzled you at times ...
pontoons and basket - boats , and bridges , as well as for the protec- tion of ferries . But in direct continuation of the conversation- extract above quoted , Mr. Gleig remarks to him : The rivers must have puzzled you at times ...
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He was next consulted in regard to the best means of assisting the Peninsular patriots , and the offer of a command in the expedi- tion , when it was proposed to divert it to that purpose , was naturally made to him .
He was next consulted in regard to the best means of assisting the Peninsular patriots , and the offer of a command in the expedi- tion , when it was proposed to divert it to that purpose , was naturally made to him .
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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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