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... HISTORY OF EUROPE , ' XVII . COMMITTEE OF HOUSE OF COMMONS ON TRANSPOR- TATION , TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE CASTLE- 182 REAGH LIVES , . 240 XVIII . COUNTRY VISITS GENERAL REFLECTIONS , 321 XIX . QUIET WINTER AT POSSIL - CONVERSATIONS WITH ...
... HISTORY OF EUROPE , ' XVII . COMMITTEE OF HOUSE OF COMMONS ON TRANSPOR- TATION , TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE CASTLE- 182 REAGH LIVES , . 240 XVIII . COUNTRY VISITS GENERAL REFLECTIONS , 321 XIX . QUIET WINTER AT POSSIL - CONVERSATIONS WITH ...
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... history of his life ; and as usual in such cases when you proceed to the fountain - head , I found great , and considering they were written on opposite sides , surprising identity in these narratives . The study of this subject , which ...
... history of his life ; and as usual in such cases when you proceed to the fountain - head , I found great , and considering they were written on opposite sides , surprising identity in these narratives . The study of this subject , which ...
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... history affords , that success is very far from being in every case a test of real worth , whatever it may be of worldly ability . Some time before this Mrs Alison and I had formed a very enjoyable and lasting friendship with Sir John ...
... history affords , that success is very far from being in every case a test of real worth , whatever it may be of worldly ability . Some time before this Mrs Alison and I had formed a very enjoyable and lasting friendship with Sir John ...
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... History was going forward , and the correction of the proof - sheets furnished a light and agreeable recreation in the interval of legal labour . It was during these two years that I first conceived the idea of writing this memoir ...
... History was going forward , and the correction of the proof - sheets furnished a light and agreeable recreation in the interval of legal labour . It was during these two years that I first conceived the idea of writing this memoir ...
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... history , that some account of him will not be unacceptable . His appearance was not striking ; his figure rather little than otherwise ; and his air far from having the martial aspect of his rival in Indian fame , Lord Gough . But his ...
... history , that some account of him will not be unacceptable . His appearance was not striking ; his figure rather little than otherwise ; and his air far from having the martial aspect of his rival in Indian fame , Lord Gough . But his ...
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Some Account of My Life and Writings: An Autobiography, Volume 2 Archibald Alison Visualização integral - 1883 |
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Página 542 - It is difficult to estimate too highly the value of such a series as this in giving 'English readers' an insight, exact as far as it goes, into those olden times which are so remote and yet to many of us so close.
Página 543 - ALISON. History of Europe. By Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON, Bart DCL 1. From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Battle of Waterloo. LIBRARY EDITION, 14 vols., with Portraits. Demy 8vo, £10, 10s.