The Living Age, 213. köideLiving Age Company, 1897 |
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... possible , to take a stronghold by force , only to find himself amongst enemies who were vastly superior in numbers and position . An incident is given which marks the intense determination to which the real leaders of the British force ...
... possible , to take a stronghold by force , only to find himself amongst enemies who were vastly superior in numbers and position . An incident is given which marks the intense determination to which the real leaders of the British force ...
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... possible against such tremendous odds for so long a time ; but he was appar- ently the only European in India who had foreseen the catastrophe of the Mutiny , and who from the very first moment of its outbreak had accurately estimated ...
... possible against such tremendous odds for so long a time ; but he was appar- ently the only European in India who had foreseen the catastrophe of the Mutiny , and who from the very first moment of its outbreak had accurately estimated ...
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... possible . Those who served under him in later life were made to feel that his eye was on them , and that their actions would be appraised in an ungrudging and appreciative spirit . The record of his young days is fresh and full of ...
... possible . Those who served under him in later life were made to feel that his eye was on them , and that their actions would be appraised in an ungrudging and appreciative spirit . The record of his young days is fresh and full of ...
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... otherwise be overlooked . We may agree that history should be made as picturesque as possible ; but picturesqueness cannot be applied in was patches . Characters must be made life - like 40 Picturesqueness in History .
... otherwise be overlooked . We may agree that history should be made as picturesque as possible ; but picturesqueness cannot be applied in was patches . Characters must be made life - like 40 Picturesqueness in History .
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... possible , and form a concep- tion of their temperament and ap- pearance , SO as to feel that he is dealing , not with dummies , but with real persons . This is not always the method pursued . I remember being told by a friend that he ...
... possible , and form a concep- tion of their temperament and ap- pearance , SO as to feel that he is dealing , not with dummies , but with real persons . This is not always the method pursued . I remember being told by a friend that he ...
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