| Sir Edward Cust - 1862 - 390 páginas
...falls in the service of his country, I might be excused for lamenting him more than any other person ; but it is some consolation to those who tenderly loved him, that as his life was honourable, so his end was glorious. His memory will be recorded in the annals of war, will be sacred to every British... | |
| George Godfrey Cunningham - 1863 - 826 páginas
...it is some consolation to those who tendrrly loved him, that as his life was honourable, so was hu death glorious. His memory will be recorded in the...embalmed in the recollection of a grateful posterity." Sir Ralph did not die on the field of battle, but was conveyed on board Admiral Keith's ship, where... | |
| William Freke Williams - 1864 - 780 páginas
...fallen in the service of his country, I might be excused for lamenting him more than any other person ; but it is some consolation to those who tenderly loved...embalmed in the recollection of a grateful posterity. " It is impossible for me to do justice to the zeal of the officers, and to the gallantry of the soldiers... | |
| Joachim Hayward Stocqueler - 1871 - 394 páginas
...fallen in the service of his country, I might be excused for lamenting him more than any other person ; but it is some consolation to those who tenderly loved...embalmed in the recollection of a grateful posterity." Cairo having a garrison of only 8,000 men, many of whom were sick and incapable, could not long hold... | |
| James Grant - 1873 - 606 páginas
...295 Thus fell Abercrombie, a man " whose memory" ays the Gazette of the day, " will be recorded in ue annals of his country, will be sacred to every British soldier, and be embalmed in the memory of a grateful posterity." His widow was created Baroness Abercrombie, of... | |
| William Anderson - 1877 - 832 páginas
...fallen in the service of his country, I might be excused for lamenting him more than any other person ; but it is some consolation to those who tenderly loved...embalmed in the recollection of a grateful posterity." His remains were conveyed, (in compliance with his own request,) to Malta, and interred in the Commandery... | |
| William Anderson - 1867 - 798 páginas
...in the service of his conntry, I might be excnsed for lamenting him more than any other person ; bnt it is some consolation to those who tenderly loved him, that, as his life was hononrable, so was his death glorions. His memory will be recorded in the annals of his conntry, will... | |
| William Marshall - 1880 - 470 páginas
...service of his country, I might be excused for lamenting him more than any other person ; but it U some consolation to those who tenderly loved him, that, as his life was honourable, so his death was glorious. His memory will be recorded in the annals of his country, will be sacred to... | |
| English history - 1881 - 888 páginas
...fallen in the service of his country, I might l>e excused for lamenting him more than any other person ; but it is some consolation to those who tenderly loved him, that as his life was honourable so -was tideath glorious. His memory will be recorded in the annals of his country, viC be sacred to every... | |
| Gaelic Society of Inverness - 1884 - 332 páginas
...whom it was truly stated in the official despatches — " As his life was honourable, so his death was glorious. His memory will be recorded in the annals...sacred to every British soldier, and embalmed in the memory of a grateful posterity." After the British successes at Alexandria honours were strewn on the... | |
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