The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 32
... character Mr. Gleig further remarks : - " ' His Irish Administration has , indeed , been described by some writers as disfigured by the grossest jobbery . Is this fair ? Is this candid ? Certainly Sir Arthur Wellesley jobbed ; but let ...
... character Mr. Gleig further remarks : - " ' His Irish Administration has , indeed , been described by some writers as disfigured by the grossest jobbery . Is this fair ? Is this candid ? Certainly Sir Arthur Wellesley jobbed ; but let ...
Page 34
... character . Sir Arthur , therefore , leaving a substitute in his Dublin office , joined the Danish expedition under Lord Cathcart . He proposed wisely , and in a humane spirit , to save Copen- hagen from bombardment , and to starve it ...
... character . Sir Arthur , therefore , leaving a substitute in his Dublin office , joined the Danish expedition under Lord Cathcart . He proposed wisely , and in a humane spirit , to save Copen- hagen from bombardment , and to starve it ...
Page 39
... character are merged in the assimilating element of a victorious faith . Englishman and Frenchman , Hollander and Italian , Asiatic and African , have in their turn undergone the fiery trial ; yet it would be difficult to discriminate ...
... character are merged in the assimilating element of a victorious faith . Englishman and Frenchman , Hollander and Italian , Asiatic and African , have in their turn undergone the fiery trial ; yet it would be difficult to discriminate ...
Page 42
... character , exhibited sometimes in its lowest degradation , some- times in its noblest aspects of fortitude and devotion . The constancy of those humble confessors who endured patiently for many years the abominations of such a hell ...
... character , exhibited sometimes in its lowest degradation , some- times in its noblest aspects of fortitude and devotion . The constancy of those humble confessors who endured patiently for many years the abominations of such a hell ...
Page 50
... character , and , in some instances , of saintly piety , were enduring on board the French galleys ; a con- dition from which , as they were constantly assured by the chaplains on board , who generally proved the most rancorous of their ...
... character , and , in some instances , of saintly piety , were enduring on board the French galleys ; a con- dition from which , as they were constantly assured by the chaplains on board , who generally proved the most rancorous of their ...
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