Biographical and Critical Essays: Reprinted from Reviews, with Additions and Corrections. 1st [-3rd] Ser |
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الصفحة 62
... a pedlar and the profligacy of pirates - - alike in the political and military line ,
could be observed auctioneering ambassadors and trading generals ; — and
thus we saw a revolution brought about by affidavits ; an army employed in
executing ...
... a pedlar and the profligacy of pirates - - alike in the political and military line ,
could be observed auctioneering ambassadors and trading generals ; — and
thus we saw a revolution brought about by affidavits ; an army employed in
executing ...
الصفحة 98
Fine - looking boys were marked out for military service by a red collar round the
neck . The story is well known , and not at all improbable , of the tall woman to
whom his Majesty gave a note to be carried to the Colonel of the Guard , who
was ...
Fine - looking boys were marked out for military service by a red collar round the
neck . The story is well known , and not at all improbable , of the tall woman to
whom his Majesty gave a note to be carried to the Colonel of the Guard , who
was ...
الصفحة 106
In 1737 , under the pretence that the soldiers were not well lodged , he issued a
decree that the front rooms of the houses in the Old Town should be given up to
the military , and that the householders who were not content to live in their own ...
In 1737 , under the pretence that the soldiers were not well lodged , he issued a
decree that the front rooms of the houses in the Old Town should be given up to
the military , and that the householders who were not content to live in their own ...
الصفحة 107
The late John Fector Laurie of Maxwelton and Lord C . H . were descending the
Nile , when , their head boatman becoming obstreperous , they stopped at the
first military post , and complained to the commander . He heard their charge ,
and ...
The late John Fector Laurie of Maxwelton and Lord C . H . were descending the
Nile , when , their head boatman becoming obstreperous , they stopped at the
first military post , and complained to the commander . He heard their charge ,
and ...
الصفحة 152
Montalembert , in his • L ' Avenir Politique , ' expatiates enthusiastically on an
incident in our military annals as showing what habits of discipline and deep
sense of duty can effect :•Who can ever forget the example of antique
magnanimity and ...
Montalembert , in his • L ' Avenir Politique , ' expatiates enthusiastically on an
incident in our military annals as showing what habits of discipline and deep
sense of duty can effect :•Who can ever forget the example of antique
magnanimity and ...
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