The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
From inside the book
Page 15
... have expected ; and next morning the very plan suggested in his letter of the
day before was adoptedaccording to which , Colonel Wellesley turned the tope
by a movement on both its flanks , the enemy retreated , and the position was
taken ...
... have expected ; and next morning the very plan suggested in his letter of the
day before was adoptedaccording to which , Colonel Wellesley turned the tope
by a movement on both its flanks , the enemy retreated , and the position was
taken ...
Page 16
The failure was , as it turned out , a trifling matter ; and no more would probably
have been heard of it if it had happened to anyone else ; but it afforded to our
great soldier a lesson of the difficulties attendant upon such operations , which
was ...
The failure was , as it turned out , a trifling matter ; and no more would probably
have been heard of it if it had happened to anyone else ; but it afforded to our
great soldier a lesson of the difficulties attendant upon such operations , which
was ...
Page 25
... of the Duke's troops in India having availed themselves of such an expedient .
boats on each of the rivers Toombuddra , Werdah , Malpoorba , Gutpurba , and
Kistna , in the beginning of the month of June ; and I had turned my mind to Capt .
... of the Duke's troops in India having availed themselves of such an expedient .
boats on each of the rivers Toombuddra , Werdah , Malpoorba , Gutpurba , and
Kistna , in the beginning of the month of June ; and I had turned my mind to Capt .
Page 33
But he , no doubt , received in the discharge of these functions lessons of human
nature which his observant mind turned to good account in his subsequent
dealings with men , both in war and diplomacy . We turn with pleasure from this ...
But he , no doubt , received in the discharge of these functions lessons of human
nature which his observant mind turned to good account in his subsequent
dealings with men , both in war and diplomacy . We turn with pleasure from this ...
Page 45
... as if we had been dogs , for had we been farther from the door we should not
have had strength to get at it . ' In this extremity they were surprised one day by
having two other prisoners placed in the same cell with them , who turned out to
be ...
... as if we had been dogs , for had we been farther from the door we should not
have had strength to get at it . ' In this extremity they were surprised one day by
having two other prisoners placed in the same cell with them , who turned out to
be ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adopted appears army authority Baker beauty become believe body called carried cause century character charge command common continued course criticism direct doubt effect England English equal evidence existence fact feet force four France French give Government hand head Herat important increased India interest invention iron Italy King known labour less letter living look Lord manner matter means metal mind nature never Northcote object observation officers once opinion original painter party passed persons political portion possession practical present principles probably produced question reason received Reform remained remarkable result Reynolds says seems side Sir Joshua steel success taken thought tion true turned whole
Bibliographic information
| 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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |