The Scottish Review, Volume 23A. Gardner, 1894 - Scotland |
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Page 65
... army from the Crimea . He was a loyal subject of Napoleon III . , though still attached to the Faubourg St. Germains , and in the Senate he showed an inde- pendent spirit , not improbably in his master's real interests , by voting ...
... army from the Crimea . He was a loyal subject of Napoleon III . , though still attached to the Faubourg St. Germains , and in the Senate he showed an inde- pendent spirit , not improbably in his master's real interests , by voting ...
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French army was from a march to half a march distant . The surrounding country was so close and difficult that the positions and movements of the Austrians had not been ascertained in the camps of the French ; and the general purpose of ...
French army was from a march to half a march distant . The surrounding country was so close and difficult that the positions and movements of the Austrians had not been ascertained in the camps of the French ; and the general purpose of ...
Page 67
... army , attacked with fierce and persistent courage , drove the Austrians from the bridges they held , and made good their footing beyond the canal ; but their impetuous onset was ere long arrested . The enemy , reinforced by part of his ...
... army , attacked with fierce and persistent courage , drove the Austrians from the bridges they held , and made good their footing beyond the canal ; but their impetuous onset was ere long arrested . The enemy , reinforced by part of his ...
Page 68
... army was driven from the field . Macmahon held the right centre of the French in the battle , on the great plain to the south of the hills , and the manner in which he handled his infantry and a large mass of horsemen sent to his ...
... army was driven from the field . Macmahon held the right centre of the French in the battle , on the great plain to the south of the hills , and the manner in which he handled his infantry and a large mass of horsemen sent to his ...
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... army had reached the ex- treme of excellence , and Macmahon was held up to admiration as one of the greatest of chiefs . Having been placed on the roll of the Marshals of France , the Duke of Magenta was sent , in 1861 , to the ...
... army had reached the ex- treme of excellence , and Macmahon was held up to admiration as one of the greatest of chiefs . Having been placed on the roll of the Marshals of France , the Duke of Magenta was sent , in 1861 , to the ...
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Page 247 - A TROUBLE, not of clouds, or weeping rain, Nor of the setting sun's pathetic light Engendered, hangs o'er Eildon's triple height : Spirits of power, assembled there, complain For kindred power departing from their sight ; While Tweed, best pleased in chanting a blithe strain, Saddens his voice again, and yet again.
Page 174 - And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes.
Page 167 - For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and uf in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things; and we by him.
Page 174 - Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which it was our duty to do.
Page 236 - In politics, a bitter and unscrupulous partisan ; profuse and ostentatious in expense ; agitated by the hopes and fears of a gambler; perpetually sacrificing the perfection of his compositions, and the durability of his fame, to his eagerness for money...
Page 230 - I did so fast, that the last two volumes were written in three weeks. I had a great deal of fun in the accomplishment of this task, though I do not expect that it will be popular in the south, as much of the humor, if there be any, is local, and some of it even professional.
Page 237 - received several excuses, and the party was a small one ; " and, knowing all the people present, I was satisfied that " the writer of that novel must have been, and could have " been, no other than Walter Scott. " He spoiled the fame of his poetry by his superior " prose. He has such extent and versatility of powers in " writing, that, should his Novels ever tire the public, " which is not likely, he will apply himself to something " else, and succeed as well. " His mottoes from old plays prove...
Page 245 - And if they take my salaries of £1300 and £300, they cannot but give me something out of them. I have been rash in anticipating funds to buy land, but then I made from £5000 to £10,000 a year, and land was my temptation.
Page 118 - When I was a boy just turn'd of nine, My uncle sent for me, To hunt, and hawk, and ride with him, And keep him companie.
Page 230 - It was a very old attempt of mine to embody some traits of those characters and manners peculiar to Scotland, the last remnants of which vanished during my own youth, so that few or no traces now remain.