The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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... should have been untrue . He continually refers in his published letters and
despatches , up to the time when he received the Seringapatam prize - money ,
to to the excess of his expenditure over his income , 6 The Personal Life of
Wellington .
... should have been untrue . He continually refers in his published letters and
despatches , up to the time when he received the Seringapatam prize - money ,
to to the excess of his expenditure over his income , 6 The Personal Life of
Wellington .
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We have heard on the best authority , and from different sources , of an
interesting letter which was written home by Captain Malcolm after that voyage ,
to the effect that he found young Wesley a dull companion enough at first , but
that he ...
We have heard on the best authority , and from different sources , of an
interesting letter which was written home by Captain Malcolm after that voyage ,
to the effect that he found young Wesley a dull companion enough at first , but
that he ...
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Citizen ' Tippoo Sahib , in communication with the French Republicans , was
preparing , with 50,000 men trained by French officers , to attack Madras .
Colonel Wellesley was sent there * The letter containing these sentiments occurs
at vol . i ...
Citizen ' Tippoo Sahib , in communication with the French Republicans , was
preparing , with 50,000 men trained by French officers , to attack Madras .
Colonel Wellesley was sent there * The letter containing these sentiments occurs
at vol . i ...
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Three letters here quoted by Mr . Gleig , without date , are of great interest .
Conceiving that his exertions had not been properly appreciated , * he wrote to
his brother as follows : The General f expressed his approbation of what I had
done ...
Three letters here quoted by Mr . Gleig , without date , are of great interest .
Conceiving that his exertions had not been properly appreciated , * he wrote to
his brother as follows : The General f expressed his approbation of what I had
done ...
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... while he engages at the same time to use his influence with the army for his
support , whether he is right or wrong . Mr . Gleig remarks on the first of these
letters , ' From this generous resolution Colonel Wellesley never departed ; ' after
the ...
... while he engages at the same time to use his influence with the army for his
support , whether he is right or wrong . Mr . Gleig remarks on the first of these
letters , ' From this generous resolution Colonel Wellesley never departed ; ' after
the ...
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 120 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Sir John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
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