The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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... the rugged lessons of his first campaign ; and the results may be plainly traced throughout his subsequent conduct and correspondence : - ' You can't conceive such a state of things , ' the Duke used to say long years afterwards .
... the rugged lessons of his first campaign ; and the results may be plainly traced throughout his subsequent conduct and correspondence : - ' You can't conceive such a state of things , ' the Duke used to say long years afterwards .
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We would quote , as an antidote , the result of his subsequent experience : It is " a fact ‡ not sufficiently known that General Harris himself conducted the details of the victorious army which he commanded " in Mysore .
We would quote , as an antidote , the result of his subsequent experience : It is " a fact ‡ not sufficiently known that General Harris himself conducted the details of the victorious army which he commanded " in Mysore .
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1804 , from Fort William : ' You and I have frequently had discussions upon military and political subjects , the result of which has generally been that we don't much differ in opinion . You generally see what is right and what is ...
1804 , from Fort William : ' You and I have frequently had discussions upon military and political subjects , the result of which has generally been that we don't much differ in opinion . You generally see what is right and what is ...
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... resulting from a settled purpose . ' In 1807 , again , Colonel Malcolm was writing to Sir Arthur Wellesley in the most impressive manner , endeavouring to per- suade him to return to India . He said , in the course of a long letter ...
... resulting from a settled purpose . ' In 1807 , again , Colonel Malcolm was writing to Sir Arthur Wellesley in the most impressive manner , endeavouring to per- suade him to return to India . He said , in the course of a long letter ...
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Mr. Gleig complains much of the result of the inquiry : - : - ' Sir Arthur , still treating with the utmost possible delicacy officers who were by no means so delicate towards him , proved his own case . The Court listened with partial ...
Mr. Gleig complains much of the result of the inquiry : - : - ' Sir Arthur , still treating with the utmost possible delicacy officers who were by no means so delicate towards him , proved his own case . The Court listened with partial ...
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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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