Memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, K.C.B. |
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Page 14
... position as the bold and unflinching champion of Christian truth . There were some who did not hesitate to jeer him as a religious enthusiast , but he stood so high in public esti mation , for his sterling attainments , and his strength ...
... position as the bold and unflinching champion of Christian truth . There were some who did not hesitate to jeer him as a religious enthusiast , but he stood so high in public esti mation , for his sterling attainments , and his strength ...
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... position , is a temple occupied by the head - quarters of the 13th . It is a large square apartment , with vaulted ceiling , curiously gilt and adorned with clumsily carved cornices and ornaments . A vast image of the god has now ...
... position , is a temple occupied by the head - quarters of the 13th . It is a large square apartment , with vaulted ceiling , curiously gilt and adorned with clumsily carved cornices and ornaments . A vast image of the god has now ...
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... position required him to be in attendance on the Commander - in - Chief , it was necessary for Havelock to return to Rangoon and conduct the official details of the office . The enemy , though con- temptible in the open field , was ...
... position required him to be in attendance on the Commander - in - Chief , it was necessary for Havelock to return to Rangoon and conduct the official details of the office . The enemy , though con- temptible in the open field , was ...
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... position of affairs from six sentences of Havelock , than from as many pages of another writer . The style was sententious and classical , but would have been greatly improved if he had been enabled to give it some of the ease of his ...
... position of affairs from six sentences of Havelock , than from as many pages of another writer . The style was sententious and classical , but would have been greatly improved if he had been enabled to give it some of the ease of his ...
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... position , while England had been extending her Indian dominions westward , Russia had been advancing eastward with a steady pace . Since the peace of Tilsit , the influence of Russia had been steadfastly pushed on towards our frontier ...
... position , while England had been extending her Indian dominions westward , Russia had been advancing eastward with a steady pace . Since the peace of Tilsit , the influence of Russia had been steadfastly pushed on towards our frontier ...
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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.