Memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, K.C.B. |
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Page 14
... natural superiority over others ; and it required great tact and prudence to guide his mind in the pursuit of Divine truth . In his companion , Lieut . Gardner , great judgment and a large Christian experience were happily blended with ...
... natural superiority over others ; and it required great tact and prudence to guide his mind in the pursuit of Divine truth . In his companion , Lieut . Gardner , great judgment and a large Christian experience were happily blended with ...
Page 39
... natural points of concentration for the Meerut and Cawnpore forces , as connected with the line of invasion by Attair and Dhoulpore . I almost suspect that this is the thing projected . However , whether to fight or to play at soldiers ...
... natural points of concentration for the Meerut and Cawnpore forces , as connected with the line of invasion by Attair and Dhoulpore . I almost suspect that this is the thing projected . However , whether to fight or to play at soldiers ...
Page 40
... nature and pretensions of our little church . I never seem to notice this , but I am convinced of the fact . We have always met with kindness from our earthly superiors , and I think there is a growing anxiety to discover our secret ...
... nature and pretensions of our little church . I never seem to notice this , but I am convinced of the fact . We have always met with kindness from our earthly superiors , and I think there is a growing anxiety to discover our secret ...
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... nature of military duty would permit , to worship Almighty God according to their consciences , he humbly requested that the disadvantages under which he laboured in this respect might be represented to His Majesty . " It was during ...
... nature of military duty would permit , to worship Almighty God according to their consciences , he humbly requested that the disadvantages under which he laboured in this respect might be represented to His Majesty . " It was during ...
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... nature of things to the attainment of unbought promotion in the 13th has lost its edge ; and seemed for some days to have given way to the old , and if not infallible , yet piquant maxim , ' It never rains , but it pours . ' My name ...
... nature of things to the attainment of unbought promotion in the 13th has lost its edge ; and seemed for some days to have given way to the old , and if not infallible , yet piquant maxim , ' It never rains , but it pours . ' My name ...
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Page 100 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea ; though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.