The patriot warrior: an historical sketch of the life of the duke of Wellington, by the author of 'Aids to development'. |
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... desire to promote the safety , interests , and prosperity of the British empire in India . " In his office in Ireland , General Wellesley ful- filled its arduous duties with singular judgment and moderation , and he established a system ...
... desire to promote the safety , interests , and prosperity of the British empire in India . " In his office in Ireland , General Wellesley ful- filled its arduous duties with singular judgment and moderation , and he established a system ...
Σελίδα 42
Mary Atkinson Maurice. 42 CAPITULATION . prospering here ; and I feel an earnest desire to quit the army . I have been too successful with this army , ever to serve with it in a subordinate situa- tion , with satisfaction to the person ...
Mary Atkinson Maurice. 42 CAPITULATION . prospering here ; and I feel an earnest desire to quit the army . I have been too successful with this army , ever to serve with it in a subordinate situa- tion , with satisfaction to the person ...
Σελίδα 94
... desire better sport than to meet one of their columns en masse with our lines . " The result of this signal defeat was the total evacuation of Portugal by the French ; and those multitudes of heretofore invincible soldiers , who had ...
... desire better sport than to meet one of their columns en masse with our lines . " The result of this signal defeat was the total evacuation of Portugal by the French ; and those multitudes of heretofore invincible soldiers , who had ...
Σελίδα 95
... desire of augmenting his own political power , as the Portuguese government had , without resist- ance , yielded to all the demands of the tyrant : but the object was , the insatiable desire of plunder ; the wish to disturb the ...
... desire of augmenting his own political power , as the Portuguese government had , without resist- ance , yielded to all the demands of the tyrant : but the object was , the insatiable desire of plunder ; the wish to disturb the ...
Σελίδα 96
... desire of plunder and of revenge may induce , and his power may enable the tyrant again to in- vade this country , the result will be certain , and the independence of Portugal and the happiness of its inhabitants will be finally ...
... desire of plunder and of revenge may induce , and his power may enable the tyrant again to in- vade this country , the result will be certain , and the independence of Portugal and the happiness of its inhabitants will be finally ...
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The Patriot Warrior, a Historical Sketch of the Life of the Duke of ... Mary Atkinson Maurice Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2009 |
The Patriot Warrior: An Historical Sketch of the Life of the Duke of Wellington Mary Atkinson Maurice Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2015 |
The Patriot Warrior, a Historical Sketch of the Life of the Duke of ... Mary Atkinson Maurice Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2009 |
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Σελίδα 272 - FORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ...
Σελίδα 272 - Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death.
Σελίδα 272 - In the midst of life we are in death: of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased?
Σελίδα 271 - MAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
Σελίδα 275 - Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme ; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil doers, and for the praise of them that do well.
Σελίδα 272 - I HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord : even so saith the Spirit ; for they rest from their labours.
Σελίδα 243 - My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
Σελίδα 271 - And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
Σελίδα 132 - You have sent me, among the trophies of your unrivalled fame, the staff of a French marshal ; and I send you, in return, that of England.
Σελίδα 242 - Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am gray-headed, until I have showed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.