Leisure-moments in the Camp and in the Guard-roomT. Wilson & Son, 1812 - 204 pages |
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... Highness . had been the besieging General . A French Priest , a Doctor of the College of Navarre , and formerly Principal of the small seminary of St. Sulpitius in Paris , very politely requested me to point out to him the British ...
... Highness . had been the besieging General . A French Priest , a Doctor of the College of Navarre , and formerly Principal of the small seminary of St. Sulpitius in Paris , very politely requested me to point out to him the British ...
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... Highness galloping down the front of the parade , caning indiscriminately the non - com- missioned officer and the private , and swearing most cavalierly at the officers , my admiration was soon converted into pity for the brave men ...
... Highness galloping down the front of the parade , caning indiscriminately the non - com- missioned officer and the private , and swearing most cavalierly at the officers , my admiration was soon converted into pity for the brave men ...
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... Highness was too jealous of the credit of his profession , to think it at all advisable entirely to explode the usage of sell- ing commissions , which , independent of the sums that it threw into the public coffers , added much to the ...
... Highness was too jealous of the credit of his profession , to think it at all advisable entirely to explode the usage of sell- ing commissions , which , independent of the sums that it threw into the public coffers , added much to the ...
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... Highness desired that I should no more expose myself to the enemy's rage ; and was pleased , in his great goodness , to employ me in various civil capacities at his own head - quarters , where I remained during His Royal Highness's stay ...
... Highness desired that I should no more expose myself to the enemy's rage ; and was pleased , in his great goodness , to employ me in various civil capacities at his own head - quarters , where I remained during His Royal Highness's stay ...
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... Highness , the Dum of Youk is at the head of it.This Prince has secured to himself the honest , but blunt , appellation - of the soldier's friend ; an honourable distinction , with which flat- tery has not any thing to do ; and ...
... Highness , the Dum of Youk is at the head of it.This Prince has secured to himself the honest , but blunt , appellation - of the soldier's friend ; an honourable distinction , with which flat- tery has not any thing to do ; and ...
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21st Light Dragoons Abbé acquainted admiration ALAMANNI alluded amiable answer army assertion atque Battle of Fontenoy beauty BELISARIUS blood British BRUNTON called CATULLUS CESAR character chimæra Christian circum circumstance Citizen Colonel command death degree Doctor DUKE of YORK Earl elegant eminent enemy England English evinced excellent exclaimed expression fame fate favour female fortune France French Frenchmen Gentleman Glory happy heroes honour human idea illustrious Irish Jacobins JULIUS CÆSAR knew Lady land language Latin learned liberty Lord Madame CAMPAN magnanimity manner Marquis MERCIER metaphor military mind Monsieur moral nation native nature never noble occasion officer orator Paris pious poet political POMPEY possess Prince proved quæ quod rank respect Roman Rome Royal Highness SALLUST society soldier soon soul SUETONIUS TAMERLANE Teinturier thing thou tion troops valour victory virtue VOLTAIRE West Kent Militia word
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Page 90 - His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'This was a man!
Page 133 - One morn I missed him on the customed hill, Along the heath and near his favourite tree; Another came; nor yet beside the rill, Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he; 'The next with dirges due in sad array Slow through the church-way path we saw him borne. Approach and read (for thou can'st read) the lay, Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.
Page 13 - Dessus l'externe où la douleur te pique; Et tu boiras le reste promptement Pour te guérir. Sur cet avis ne sois point hérétique; Car je te fais un serment authentique Que si tu crains ce doux médicament, Ton médecin, pour ton soulagement, Fera l'essai de ce qu'il communique Pour te guérir.
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Page 26 - ... righteously they did those dooms repent; Still they were wise, whatever way they went. Crowds err not, though to both extremes they run ; To kill the Father and recall the son.
Page 156 - There shall we find, that when the world began, One common mass compos'd the mould of man ; One paste of flesh on all degrees bestow'd, And kneaded up alike with moist'ning blood. The same Almighty...
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Page 13 - Sur l'épiderme où la douleur te pique; Et tu boiras le reste promptement, Pour te guérir. Sur cet avis ne sois point hérétique ; Car je te fais un serment authentique Que, si tu crains ce doux médicament...
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