The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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... letter of the 14th June , 1799 , to his brother , we find him saying , my share of the prize- money , amounting in jewels to about 3000 pagodas , and in money to 7000 , will enable me to pay the money which you advanced to purchase my ...
... letter of the 14th June , 1799 , to his brother , we find him saying , my share of the prize- money , amounting in jewels to about 3000 pagodas , and in money to 7000 , will enable me to pay the money which you advanced to purchase my ...
Page 20
... letter from him : - I can easily get the better of my own disappointment , but how cam I look in the face of the officers who , from a desire to share my fortunes , gave up lucrative appointments , and must go with one whom none of them ...
... letter from him : - I can easily get the better of my own disappointment , but how cam I look in the face of the officers who , from a desire to share my fortunes , gave up lucrative appointments , and must go with one whom none of them ...
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... letter of the 21st , because you seem to feel your situation so sensibly that nothing I can say will afford you any consolation , and I fear that the present state of your mind may be of material injury to your health . ' exposed ...
... letter of the 21st , because you seem to feel your situation so sensibly that nothing I can say will afford you any consolation , and I fear that the present state of your mind may be of material injury to your health . ' exposed ...
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... letter to General Stuart , the rivers that rise from the Western Ghauts will soon fill ; crossing them , to the native armies , will be dangerous , if not impracticable , but safe and easy to the British forces . ' He then made use of ...
... letter to General Stuart , the rivers that rise from the Western Ghauts will soon fill ; crossing them , to the native armies , will be dangerous , if not impracticable , but safe and easy to the British forces . ' He then made use of ...
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... letter to Colonel Dallas , 19th May , 1803 , the mode in which these pontoons will be fixed in the rivers , ' and the carriages on which they will be conveyed ; and asks respecting their weights when loaded , and the number of bullocks ...
... letter to Colonel Dallas , 19th May , 1803 , the mode in which these pontoons will be fixed in the rivers , ' and the carriages on which they will be conveyed ; and asks respecting their weights when loaded , and the number of bullocks ...
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