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... the ' not less wild praise ' of ' most of the English writers ' - Mr . Gleig translated it from the French , added con- siderably to the text , and wrote a translator's preface to it , from which we have taken the above quotation .
... the ' not less wild praise ' of ' most of the English writers ' - Mr . Gleig translated it from the French , added con- siderably to the text , and wrote a translator's preface to it , from which we have taken the above quotation .
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His work contains more abundant personal details than any 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 ...
His work contains more abundant personal details than any 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 ...
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According to some writers by the interest of Lord Westmorland , on whose staff he served in Dublin . serving serving in both ; because he appears to have joined 4 The Personal Life of Wellington .
According to some writers by the interest of Lord Westmorland , on whose staff he served in Dublin . serving serving in both ; because he appears to have joined 4 The Personal Life of Wellington .
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Never was Other writers have exaggerated this reverse , but Mr. Gleig seems here to ignore the following extract from General Harris's most conscientious diary ; Near twelve Colonel Wellesley came to my tent , in a good deal of ...
Never was Other writers have exaggerated this reverse , but Mr. Gleig seems here to ignore the following extract from General Harris's most conscientious diary ; Near twelve Colonel Wellesley came to my tent , in a good deal of ...
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Wellesley was appointed by Harris Commandant of Seringapatam , and the appointment was confirmed by the Governor - General , who said , in writing to General Harris , t- With respect to the language which you say people held of my ...
Wellesley was appointed by Harris Commandant of Seringapatam , and the appointment was confirmed by the Governor - General , who said , in writing to General Harris , t- With respect to the language which you say people held of my ...
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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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