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... were called the King's Own , but he thought the officers must be the Devil's Own . This circumstance had almost overcome my desire for glory ; and I was leaving the place to return home , when I met the major , MILITARY SERVICE . 15.
... were called the King's Own , but he thought the officers must be the Devil's Own . This circumstance had almost overcome my desire for glory ; and I was leaving the place to return home , when I met the major , MILITARY SERVICE . 15.
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... leaving the men , women , and children below , in utter darkness , and who therefore fancied the danger greater than it really was . The North Sea is proverbial for its storms ; and we had a good taste of them . As we could not proceed ...
... leaving the men , women , and children below , in utter darkness , and who therefore fancied the danger greater than it really was . The North Sea is proverbial for its storms ; and we had a good taste of them . As we could not proceed ...
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... leaving the depôt . " The colonel asked " if he had the books on board ? " He replied , " they were , " and was ordered to fetch them ; and after going through them , the colonel found there was a balance due to me , of one pound ...
... leaving the depôt . " The colonel asked " if he had the books on board ? " He replied , " they were , " and was ordered to fetch them ; and after going through them , the colonel found there was a balance due to me , of one pound ...
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... particularly at Gustrow , the inhabitants behaved towards us with the greatest kind- ness , striving with each other which should have the honour , of entertaining us . Our journey , after leaving the last - named town 38 RECOLLECTIONS OF.
... particularly at Gustrow , the inhabitants behaved towards us with the greatest kind- ness , striving with each other which should have the honour , of entertaining us . Our journey , after leaving the last - named town 38 RECOLLECTIONS OF.
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Thomas Morris. Our journey , after leaving the last - named town , was through a country purely agricul- tural ; and yet , though it was in the begin- ning of September , there were no signs of harvest . The country had been overrun with ...
Thomas Morris. Our journey , after leaving the last - named town , was through a country purely agricul- tural ; and yet , though it was in the begin- ning of September , there were no signs of harvest . The country had been overrun with ...
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Page 34 - Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife ! To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.
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Page 265 - Subsidiary to this there was no creed that he did not profess ; there was no opinion that he did not promulgate. In the hope of a dynasty, he upheld the Crescent; for the sake of a divorce, he bowed before the Cross; the orphan of St.
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Page 244 - The lancer couch'd his ruthless spear, And hurrying as to havoc near, The cohorts' eagles flew. In one dark torrent, broad and strong, The advancing onset...
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Page 264 - A mind bold, independent, and decisive — a will, despotic in its dictates — an energy that distanced expedition, and a conscience pliable to every touch of interest, marked the outline of this extraordinary character — the most extraordinary, perhaps, that, in the annals of this world, ever rose, or reigned, or fell.