Conrad Blessington; a tale by a ladyLongman, 1833 - 216 pages |
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... character as a gallant and rising officer : he was now a lieutenant , and looked confidently forward to the possession of a company , when the fierce , sanguinary , and glorious struggle at Albuera took place . The morning of that day ...
... character as a gallant and rising officer : he was now a lieutenant , and looked confidently forward to the possession of a company , when the fierce , sanguinary , and glorious struggle at Albuera took place . The morning of that day ...
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... character of a wounded soldier . They then became fully aware of the change illness and suffering had wrought in him , and mutually determined every care and attention should be lavishly bestowed on the object of their conjoined ...
... character of a wounded soldier . They then became fully aware of the change illness and suffering had wrought in him , and mutually determined every care and attention should be lavishly bestowed on the object of their conjoined ...
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... character . But this source of information failed in the course of the next year , for Ernest's name appeared among those in the list of missing , and from that time no intelligence from either of the young men was received for many ...
... character . But this source of information failed in the course of the next year , for Ernest's name appeared among those in the list of missing , and from that time no intelligence from either of the young men was received for many ...
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... character ; but in vain : though he availed himself of every possible conveyance , every letter from home brought renewed complaints , distressing him alike by their severity and injustice . Towards the middle of the second year of his ...
... character ; but in vain : though he availed himself of every possible conveyance , every letter from home brought renewed complaints , distressing him alike by their severity and injustice . Towards the middle of the second year of his ...
Page 114
... character as a soldier , and a man of honour , and can easily dispense with their good opinion ; besides , of what use would my writing be , since , of all my communications , not one , they say 114 CONRAD BLESSINGTON .
... character as a soldier , and a man of honour , and can easily dispense with their good opinion ; besides , of what use would my writing be , since , of all my communications , not one , they say 114 CONRAD BLESSINGTON .
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3d Edit 4th Edit acquainted affection affectionate Agnes answer Atlas attention blessing Blessington BOTANY brother Camden cause Charles Taylor Charles Yorke cheek circumstance Colonel Taylor companions consent countenance Cryptogamia daughter dear Conrad dear sir dearest death delight desire displeasure doubt duty ebul Edward Emily Emily's endeavoured England Engravings Ernest Bonner exclaimed eyes father Fcap fear feelings felt follow Frank Mason friends girl grief Grove hand happiness heart HISTORY honour hope hour India Proofs indignation intention kind knew large vol leave letter Lisbon Longman look LUCY AIKIN Major Taylor marriage MEMOIRS mind minutes morning never pain parent Parsonage passion perhaps Plates pleasure present promise received refused regiment replied restored returned ROBERT SOUTHEY SHARON TURNER silence sister smile soldier soon sorrow spoke surprise tears tell thing thought tion turbed uncle uncon wish wounded Yorke Yorke's young youth
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Page 36 - King James did rushing come. Scarce could they hear, or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close. They close in clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway and with lance's thrust; And such a yell was there Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the earth And fiends in upper air; O life and death were in the shout, Recoil and rally, charge and rout, And triumph and despair.
Page 53 - BREATHES there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land...
Page 69 - In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in gay attire is seen; In hamlets, dances on the green. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above ; For love is heaven, and heaven is love.