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... tint from the few clouds which floated upon the blue firmament . Yielding to the impulse of the mo- ment , I sank on my knees upon the rock and thanked my Maker that I was permitted to behold a scene 36 MEMOIRS , LETTERS , ETC.
... tint from the few clouds which floated upon the blue firmament . Yielding to the impulse of the mo- ment , I sank on my knees upon the rock and thanked my Maker that I was permitted to behold a scene 36 MEMOIRS , LETTERS , ETC.
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... ment in Jersey . Sir Colin Halkett was then Governor of the island , and the correct conduct and devotion to military duty of the young soldier soon won his esteem . Captain Mountain was often at Government House , and from the ...
... ment in Jersey . Sir Colin Halkett was then Governor of the island , and the correct conduct and devotion to military duty of the young soldier soon won his esteem . Captain Mountain was often at Government House , and from the ...
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... ment one day's march , and remained behind himself to bring up the baggage . . . . I therefore , after all , marched off the old Cams . upon their first march in India . We started from the parade in Chinsurah by beautiful moon- light ...
... ment one day's march , and remained behind himself to bring up the baggage . . . . I therefore , after all , marched off the old Cams . upon their first march in India . We started from the parade in Chinsurah by beautiful moon- light ...
Side 121
... ment the Habshee saw Robin , he bent down and made a rush at him . This false movement enabled Robin , who could not otherwise have reached to his chin , to fetch him a clinker between the eyes . Habshee fell ; Robin closed upon him ...
... ment the Habshee saw Robin , he bent down and made a rush at him . This false movement enabled Robin , who could not otherwise have reached to his chin , to fetch him a clinker between the eyes . Habshee fell ; Robin closed upon him ...
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... ment ; for had the Commander - in - Chief retained his post for even a few years , his military secretary would probably have received the step of rank that he so much desired , that King William was so desirous to give him , but which ...
... ment ; for had the Commander - in - Chief retained his post for even a few years , his military secretary would probably have received the step of rank that he so much desired , that King William was so desirous to give him , but which ...
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Memoirs and Letters, Ed. by Mrs. A.S.H. Mountain Mrs Armine Simcoe H Mountain Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2019 |
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