Memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, K.C.B. |
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... native resolution of his character , that no strength of opposition , or keenness of ridicule , would have induced him for a moment to forego these meetings . From his earliest years the performance of what he considered " duty , " was ...
... native resolution of his character , that no strength of opposition , or keenness of ridicule , would have induced him for a moment to forego these meetings . From his earliest years the performance of what he considered " duty , " was ...
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... native country ; and his exten- marks on English sive reading qualified him to form an accurate politics . judgment of the character of events at home . In India , the party distinction of Whig and Tory is but feebly appreciated , while ...
... native country ; and his exten- marks on English sive reading qualified him to form an accurate politics . judgment of the character of events at home . In India , the party distinction of Whig and Tory is but feebly appreciated , while ...
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... Native Infantry - supplies the place of one on the sabbath morning , and I do my best , ineffective as it is , for the men's instruction in the evening . I have , I think . on three occasions read them a sermon , but as often as seven ...
... Native Infantry - supplies the place of one on the sabbath morning , and I do my best , ineffective as it is , for the men's instruction in the evening . I have , I think . on three occasions read them a sermon , but as often as seven ...
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... native servant , who lifted her up , and wrapping her in his own blanket , conveyed her to a neighbouring hut ; but the infant was so severely injured that she survived only a few days . The native servant then rushed back to the house ...
... native servant , who lifted her up , and wrapping her in his own blanket , conveyed her to a neighbouring hut ; but the infant was so severely injured that she survived only a few days . The native servant then rushed back to the house ...
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... , but it met with no further resistance . The fall of Ghuznec sealed the fate of Affghanistan . Havelock returns Dost Mahomed , deserted in his utmost need by his to the provinces . ag- mercenaries , as well as by his native troops.
... , but it met with no further resistance . The fall of Ghuznec sealed the fate of Affghanistan . Havelock returns Dost Mahomed , deserted in his utmost need by his to the provinces . ag- mercenaries , as well as by his native troops.
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