The Quarterly Review, Volumen 62William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) John Murray, 1838 |
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... means of in- statements , but who ing to the Admiral's communicated by any of noirs and sketches which ations ; nor was there any eat virtues , and moral excel- o blame , ' says the present rs of such desultory pieces for e same ...
... means of in- statements , but who ing to the Admiral's communicated by any of noirs and sketches which ations ; nor was there any eat virtues , and moral excel- o blame , ' says the present rs of such desultory pieces for e same ...
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... means ; and the consequence will be very fatal to me in the end ; for as I rise in rank , people will expect some considerable performances , and I shall be induced , in support of an ill - got reputation , to be lavish of my life , and ...
... means ; and the consequence will be very fatal to me in the end ; for as I rise in rank , people will expect some considerable performances , and I shall be induced , in support of an ill - got reputation , to be lavish of my life , and ...
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... means of invasion , it was in our power to be the invaders rather than the invaded . Lieutenant - General Bligh was the officer who was employed on the next occasion , and Horace Walpole says , he was brave , but in every other shape ...
... means of invasion , it was in our power to be the invaders rather than the invaded . Lieutenant - General Bligh was the officer who was employed on the next occasion , and Horace Walpole says , he was brave , but in every other shape ...
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... means , the besiegers thought themselves sure of success : the capture of Gibraltar by the floating batteries was exhibited in one of the theatres at Paris , and the Count d'Artois and the Duc de Bourbon went to serve as volunteers at ...
... means , the besiegers thought themselves sure of success : the capture of Gibraltar by the floating batteries was exhibited in one of the theatres at Paris , and the Count d'Artois and the Duc de Bourbon went to serve as volunteers at ...
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... means , abated their hope of eventually succeeding in the siege . Their operations on the land side were still carried on ; the mortar - boats bombarded the garrison , and the combined fleet remained at anchor in the bay . They knew ...
... means , abated their hope of eventually succeeding in the siege . Their operations on the land side were still carried on ; the mortar - boats bombarded the garrison , and the combined fleet remained at anchor in the bay . They knew ...
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