The Quarterly Review, Volume 13John Murray, 1815 - English literature |
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... took care of his tongue . But though he suppressed the damning details of those atrocities to which he had been an eye- witness , and was neither sparing of eulogiums upon the army nor upon the First Consul , still the book gave offence ...
... took care of his tongue . But though he suppressed the damning details of those atrocities to which he had been an eye- witness , and was neither sparing of eulogiums upon the army nor upon the First Consul , still the book gave offence ...
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... took the road of Upper Egypt . Their loss was un- doubtedly very great in proportion to their numbers , which was from four to six thousand Mamelukes , with a considerable body of Arabs and Fellaps ; that of the French seems to have ...
... took the road of Upper Egypt . Their loss was un- doubtedly very great in proportion to their numbers , which was from four to six thousand Mamelukes , with a considerable body of Arabs and Fellaps ; that of the French seems to have ...
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... took shelter in the palace of a sultana which was humanely opened for them , and thus they escaped death . The day after the battie Buonaparte received the chiefs of the city who came to proffer their obedience ; a proclamation was ...
... took shelter in the palace of a sultana which was humanely opened for them , and thus they escaped death . The day after the battie Buonaparte received the chiefs of the city who came to proffer their obedience ; a proclamation was ...
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... took arms and attacked them . The Commander of the city , General Dupuis , was killed , and Sulkowski , a young Pole , who was one of Buonaparte's aides - de - camp , and considered as one of the most promising officers in the army ...
... took arms and attacked them . The Commander of the city , General Dupuis , was killed , and Sulkowski , a young Pole , who was one of Buonaparte's aides - de - camp , and considered as one of the most promising officers in the army ...
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... took his first view of these stupendous monuments upon the knees of some of the soldiers , which served him for a table , and their bodies for a shade . This electric emo- tion , ' he says , and delicate sensibility of the soldiers made ...
... took his first view of these stupendous monuments upon the knees of some of the soldiers , which served him for a table , and their bodies for a shade . This electric emo- tion , ' he says , and delicate sensibility of the soldiers made ...
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Page 297 - But here,— above, around, below, On mountain or in glen, Nor tree, nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetative power, The weary eye may ken. For all is rocks at random thrown, Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stone...
Page 300 - STRANGER ! if e'er thine ardent step hath traced The northern realms of ancient Caledon, Where the proud Queen of Wilderness hath placed, By lake and cataract, her lonely throne ; Sublime but sad delight thy soul hath known, Gazing on pathless glen and mountain high, Listing where from the cliffs the torrents thrown Mingle their echoes with the eagle's cry, And with the sounding lake, and with the moaning sky.
Page 1 - I answer, that whosoever, in writing a modern history, shall follow truth too near the heels, it may haply strike out his teeth.
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Page 224 - ? No ! I will march your troops until their legs shall become the size of their bodies. You shall not have a blade of grass nor a drop of water. I will hear of you every time your drum beats, but you shall not know where I am once a month. I will give your army battle, but it must be when I please, and not when you choose.
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Page 516 - ... and it was utterly impossible to rally a single corps. The enemy, who perceived this astonishing confusion, immediately attacked with their cavalry, and increased the disorder, and such was the confusion, owing to night coming on, that it was impossible to rally the troops, and point out to them their error.
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