The Quarterly Review, Volumen105William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1859 |
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... means . One anecdote , not given there , is , it is believed , quite authentic . When minister at — , it was of great importance to obtain possession of the secret instructions given to one of his colleagues . All other means having ...
... means . One anecdote , not given there , is , it is believed , quite authentic . When minister at — , it was of great importance to obtain possession of the secret instructions given to one of his colleagues . All other means having ...
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... means to go with the troops . ' In the same letter Sir H. Clinton is censured for having per- mitted Washington to carry any part of his force southward , and the writer adds : After all , if Lord Cornwallis should fail , it will be ...
... means to go with the troops . ' In the same letter Sir H. Clinton is censured for having per- mitted Washington to carry any part of his force southward , and the writer adds : After all , if Lord Cornwallis should fail , it will be ...
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... means of transport . The night attack on the lines of Seringapatam , however , shows that Lord Cornwallis was not destitute of the spirit which led Clive to cross the river at Plassey , and Wolfe to scale the heights of Abraham . One of ...
... means of transport . The night attack on the lines of Seringapatam , however , shows that Lord Cornwallis was not destitute of the spirit which led Clive to cross the river at Plassey , and Wolfe to scale the heights of Abraham . One of ...
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... means of transport , with the resulting scarcity of munitions of all sorts , rendered a termination of hostilities highly acceptable to the Governor - General , although it is not true that , compelled to make peace , he hastily ...
... means of transport , with the resulting scarcity of munitions of all sorts , rendered a termination of hostilities highly acceptable to the Governor - General , although it is not true that , compelled to make peace , he hastily ...
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... means . ' The treaty with Tippoo left Lord Cornwallis at liberty to resume and complete the financial and judicial reforms which form the most durable and striking memorials of his Eastern Ad- ministration . His arrangements for the ...
... means . ' The treaty with Tippoo left Lord Cornwallis at liberty to resume and complete the financial and judicial reforms which form the most durable and striking memorials of his Eastern Ad- ministration . His arrangements for the ...
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