The Words of Wellington: Collected from His Despatches, Letters, and Speeches, with Anecdotes, EtcSampson Low, Son, and Marston, Crown Buildings, 188, Fleet Street., 1869 - 221 páginas |
Comentarios de la gente - Escribir un comentario
No encontramos ningún comentario en los lugares habituales.
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
The Words of Wellington: Collected from His Despatches, Letters, and ... Arthur Wellesley Wellington Sin vista previa disponible - 2015 |
Términos y frases comunes
action allies appears army attended Author battle believe British brought called Camp cause character Church cloth command conduct consider desire difficulty discipline Duke duty Earl Edition enemy England English established Europe existing favour feel force France French give given Government hands head honour hope House Illustrations individual influence interest Ireland Italy July King Knight letter look Lord Majesty March Marshal means measure ment military nature necessary never newspapers noble object occasion officers operations opinion particularly party peace person possession present Protestant published question reason received reference reports respect Roman Catholic Sept serve situation soldiers Spain Spanish success taken things thought tion took troops truth Waterloo Wellington whole wish
Pasajes populares
Página 9 - Origin and History of the English Language, and of the early literature it embodies. By the Hon. George P. Marsh. US Minister at Turin, Author of " Lectures on the English Language.
Página 10 - The Publishers' Circular, and General Record of British and Foreign Literature ; giving a transcript of the title-page of every work published in Great Britain, and every work of interest published abroad, with lists of all the publishing houses. Published regularly on the 1st and 15th of every Month, and forwarded post free to all parts of the world on payment of 8s. per annum. The Ladies...
Página vii - For ever silent; even if they broke In thunder, silent; yet remember all He spoke among you, and the Man who spoke; Who never sold the truth to serve the hour, Nor palter'd with Eternal God for power; 180 Who let the turbid streams of rumor flow Thro...
Página 10 - The volumes before us show a vast amount of diligence ; but with Webster it is diligence in combination with fancifulness, — with Worcester in combination with good sense and judgment. Worcester's is the soberer and safer...
Página 6 - About in the World. Essays by the Author of "The Gentle Life." " It is not easy to open it at any page without finding some handy idea.
Página 59 - ... but I am concerned to have to observe, that the army under my command has fallen off, in this respect, in the late campaign, to a greater degree than any army with which I have ever served, or of which I have ever read.
Página 7 - Like unto Christ. A New Translation of the "De Imitatione Christi " usually ascribed to Thomas a Kempis, With a Vignette from an Original Drawing by Sir Thomas Lawrence.
Página 4 - St. Louis and his companions, as described by Joinville, not only in their glistening armour, but in their every-day attire, are brought nearer to us, become intelligible to us, and teach us lessons of humanity which we can learn from men only, and not from saints and heroes. Here lies the real value of real history. It widens our minds and our hearts, and...
Página 108 - I shall remonstrate, and shall insist upon his being disposed of by common accord. I have likewise said, that, as a private friend. I advised him to have nothing to do with so foul a transaction ; that he and I had acted too distinguished parts in these transactions to become executioners ; and that I was determined that, if the sovereigns wished to put him to death, they should appoint an executioner, which should not be me.
Página 7 - There is not a single thought in the volume that does not contribute in some measure to the formation of a true gentleman.
Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Words of Wellington: Collected from His Despatches, Letters, and Speeches, with Anecdotes, Etc The Words of Wellington: Collected from His Despatches, Letters, and Speeches, with Anecdotes, Etc, Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington |
| Autor | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington |
| Compilado por | Edith Walford Blumer |
| Editor | Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, Crown Buildings, 188, Fleet Street., 1869 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York |
| Digitalizado | 5 Ene. 2007 |
| Largo | 221 páginas |
| Exportar cita | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |