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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Σελίδα vii
... Officers - Convention of Cintra - Recal of English Generals - Court Martial - Sir A. Welles- ley's Defence - Thanks of the Parliament - State of Spain - Army from the Baltic - Napoleon's Address - His Army - Arrival at Vitoria -His ...
... Officers - Convention of Cintra - Recal of English Generals - Court Martial - Sir A. Welles- ley's Defence - Thanks of the Parliament - State of Spain - Army from the Baltic - Napoleon's Address - His Army - Arrival at Vitoria -His ...
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... officers , who had taught them the art of European warfare , and thus made them much more formidable oppo- nents . Bonaparte hoped in this way to divide the strength of the English , as well as to prevent their conquests in India . The ...
... officers , who had taught them the art of European warfare , and thus made them much more formidable oppo- nents . Bonaparte hoped in this way to divide the strength of the English , as well as to prevent their conquests in India . The ...
Σελίδα 12
... officer of the Peshwah but again evaded capture by flight . This desperate man assumed the title of " King of the Two Worlds : " and , having gathered fresh troops , he soon returned in greater force , deter- mined , as he could not ...
... officer of the Peshwah but again evaded capture by flight . This desperate man assumed the title of " King of the Two Worlds : " and , having gathered fresh troops , he soon returned in greater force , deter- mined , as he could not ...
Σελίδα 15
... officer , however annoying he felt his position to be ; and , in a letter to his brother Henry , he said , " You have seen how much this resolution will annoy me ; but I have never had much value for the public spirit of any man , who ...
... officer , however annoying he felt his position to be ; and , in a letter to his brother Henry , he said , " You have seen how much this resolution will annoy me ; but I have never had much value for the public spirit of any man , who ...
Σελίδα 16
... under his care , and providing against the probabilities of a war , many plans of which he had sketched out , to assist any officer to whose conduct it might be committed . Amongst WEALTH OF TIPPOO . 17 the points noticed were the.
... under his care , and providing against the probabilities of a war , many plans of which he had sketched out , to assist any officer to whose conduct it might be committed . Amongst WEALTH OF TIPPOO . 17 the points noticed were the.
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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.