Narrative of the Expedition which Sailed from England in 1817, to Join the South American Patriots: Comprising Every Particular Connected with Its Formation, History, and Fate; with Observations and Authentic Information Elucidating the Real Character of the Contest, Mode of Warfare, State of the Armies, &c |
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... or to whom sympathy for their sufferings induced some kind - hearted seaman
to afford a gratuitous passage , have returned to Europe , -warning examples to
those who may at this moment be preparing , under a similar delusion , to
engage ...
... or to whom sympathy for their sufferings induced some kind - hearted seaman
to afford a gratuitous passage , have returned to Europe , -warning examples to
those who may at this moment be preparing , under a similar delusion , to
engage ...
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It would be absurd to suppose that motives of a nature purely disinterested
induced individuals to engage in an enterprise so hazardous and remote ; but
although my principal reason for accepting a commission in the service of the
South ...
It would be absurd to suppose that motives of a nature purely disinterested
induced individuals to engage in an enterprise so hazardous and remote ; but
although my principal reason for accepting a commission in the service of the
South ...
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... exclusive of numerous individuals daily crossing the Atlantic for the avowed
purpose of joining their armies , several experienced British officers were actively
engaged in the formation of regiments for the same service , who had received ...
... exclusive of numerous individuals daily crossing the Atlantic for the avowed
purpose of joining their armies , several experienced British officers were actively
engaged in the formation of regiments for the same service , who had received ...
Página ix
... exterminating and ferocious principle on which the war is carried on ; each side
being so infuriated against the other by a long train of barbarities and cold
blooded slaughter , as to render it almost necessary for those who actually
engage in ...
... exterminating and ferocious principle on which the war is carried on ; each side
being so infuriated against the other by a long train of barbarities and cold
blooded slaughter , as to render it almost necessary for those who actually
engage in ...
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for those who actually engage in the struggle to divest their minds of every feeling
of humanity , and prepare themselves to be not only witnesses of , but
participators in , acts of the most revolting and indiscriminate brutality . I will now
conclude ...
for those who actually engage in the struggle to divest their minds of every feeling
of humanity , and prepare themselves to be not only witnesses of , but
participators in , acts of the most revolting and indiscriminate brutality . I will now
conclude ...
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| Título | Narrative of the Expedition which Sailed from England in 1817, to Join the South American Patriots: Comprising Every Particular Connected with Its Formation, History, and Fate; with Observations and Authentic Information Elucidating the Real Character of the Contest, Mode of Warfare, State of ... [Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary ... ] |
| Autor | James Hackett |
| Editor | J. Murray, 1818 |
| Procedencia del original | la Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
| Digitalizado | 21 Abr. 2008 |
| Largo | 144 páginas |
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