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... animals , and their flinty- hearted masters - Landing in England - A miss as good as a mile - Lieut . Askenough - Modest claims - Napo- leon - His burial and character , & c . CHAPTER XIII . Marshal Soult - Ney - Quarters at home ...
... animals , and their flinty- hearted masters - Landing in England - A miss as good as a mile - Lieut . Askenough - Modest claims - Napo- leon - His burial and character , & c . CHAPTER XIII . Marshal Soult - Ney - Quarters at home ...
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... animals , producing rapine and disorder , wherever they appeared . The French were glad to shake off such wild auxiliaries , and discarding them quickly from their lines , chose rather to get on single handed , being unused to the ...
... animals , producing rapine and disorder , wherever they appeared . The French were glad to shake off such wild auxiliaries , and discarding them quickly from their lines , chose rather to get on single handed , being unused to the ...
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... animal took flight - the trooper , a desperate Hibernian , meanwhile calling after him , with an oath , " There is promotion for you ; you have got an epaulet on your shoulder now , which you never had before . " 24 FATE OF TEELING ...
... animal took flight - the trooper , a desperate Hibernian , meanwhile calling after him , with an oath , " There is promotion for you ; you have got an epaulet on your shoulder now , which you never had before . " 24 FATE OF TEELING ...
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... animal of the country . The gouty , and bed - ridden octoge- narian , forgetful of his tender toes , and ail- ments , jumped from his couch , as if he was touched by a galvanic shock , and hobbled along for safety ; the wrinkled hag ...
... animal of the country . The gouty , and bed - ridden octoge- narian , forgetful of his tender toes , and ail- ments , jumped from his couch , as if he was touched by a galvanic shock , and hobbled along for safety ; the wrinkled hag ...
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... animal pursued his rapid course with the speed of lightning , dragging the body of poor Blakeway at his heels . His mutilated corpse was discovered at an early hour upon the road , the stirrup leather having broke ; the horse made his ...
... animal pursued his rapid course with the speed of lightning , dragging the body of poor Blakeway at his heels . His mutilated corpse was discovered at an early hour upon the road , the stirrup leather having broke ; the horse made his ...
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affair aforesaid agreeable Albuera Andalusia animal appearance arms army arrived Aston barracks battle battle of Albuera battle of Vimiero billet British called camp campaign Captain character circumstances CIUDAD RODRIGO Colonel comfort commanded corps Corunna countenance dancing dark ditto DUELLING duty enemy engaged Enniskillen ensigns expedition extraordinary eyes feeling fire fortune French friends gallant Galway genius gentlemen GIBRALTAR going hand head heard hill honour Ireland Irish Junot Killala killed ladies Lieutenant Limerick Loison look manner MARSHAL SOULT means ment military mind morning Napoleon never night officers particular party passed Peninsular War period picquets pistol poor Portugal pretty quarters racter rank regiment remarkable road Roriça round Salamanca scarcely scene seemed shew SIR JOHN MOORE soldiers soon sort SOULT Spain Spaniards spirit stood subalterns thing tion took town troops veteran Vimiero whole wild wounded young
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