The Guards; or, The Household troops of England, Том 1Clarke, Beeton, & Company, 1854 - Всего страниц: 242 |
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... dear general ! Dash forward with your two regiments at the heart of the English army , and break it at any cost . I will support you with Piré , who is re - forming his regiments . Your country demands it of you ! ' " Charge ! ' cried ...
... dear general ! Dash forward with your two regiments at the heart of the English army , and break it at any cost . I will support you with Piré , who is re - forming his regiments . Your country demands it of you ! ' " Charge ! ' cried ...
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... dear officers , I am a poor joiner without work , and the father of a family . " Eh , my brave fellow , " said one of the seconds , " retire , this is no time to ask for alms ; do you not see that these gentlemen are about to cut each ...
... dear officers , I am a poor joiner without work , and the father of a family . " Eh , my brave fellow , " said one of the seconds , " retire , this is no time to ask for alms ; do you not see that these gentlemen are about to cut each ...
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... dear to the French people , as to all free men in both hemispheres , and especially to the French soldiers , who , equally with the American soldiers , fight for liberty and equality . The First Consul , therefore , decrees that for ten ...
... dear to the French people , as to all free men in both hemispheres , and especially to the French soldiers , who , equally with the American soldiers , fight for liberty and equality . The First Consul , therefore , decrees that for ten ...
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... dear fellow , " said he in a tone half sorrowful and half joking , " thou hast heard the words of the Emperor - no more queues ! Accept in ad- vance my condolence on the approaching fall of yours . " " My dear sir , " replied the young ...
... dear fellow , " said he in a tone half sorrowful and half joking , " thou hast heard the words of the Emperor - no more queues ! Accept in ad- vance my condolence on the approaching fall of yours . " " My dear sir , " replied the young ...
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... dear eagle , " said he ; and after a pause , in which it seemed for a moment that his firmness would give way before the swelling tide of emotion that struggled for utterance , he added tenderly , " Adieu , my children - adieu , my ...
... dear eagle , " said he ; and after a pause , in which it seemed for a moment that his firmness would give way before the swelling tide of emotion that struggled for utterance , he added tenderly , " Adieu , my children - adieu , my ...
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Стр. 134 - That his Royal Highness had not fired.' Lord Rawdon said, ' It was not the Duke's intention to fire : his Royal Highness had come out upon Lieut.-Col. Lennox's desire to give him satisfaction, and had no animosity against him.
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Стр. 178 - As, for the two years during which the Brigade of Guards have been under the command of the Commander of the Forces, not only no soldier has been brought to trial before a general court-martial, but no one has been confined in a public guard, the Commander of the Forces desires that the attendance of this brigade at the execution tomorrow may be dispensed with.
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Стр. 176 - ... ourselves. Will you, or will you not, execute the treaty of Amiens? I have executed it on my part with scrupulous fidelity. That treaty obliged me to evacuate Naples, Tarento, and the Roman States within three months : in less than two months all the French troops were out of those countries. Ten months have elapsed since the exchange of the ratifications, and the English troops are still in Malta and at Alexandria. It is useless to try to deceive us on this point : will you have peace, will...
Стр. 135 - Lennox, and had only come out on his invitation to give him satisfaction.' Colonel Lennox wished the Duke to fire, which was declined, with a repetition of the reason. Lord Winchilsea then...