The Staff Officer; Or, The Soldier of Fortune: A Tale of Real Life, Том 2E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1833 |
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... course of the night of a company of the Wiltshire militia and Rochdale volunteers , saved us from being pelted out of town next morn- ing ; a fate , which in all probability might have been ours when our contemptible array had become ...
... course of the night of a company of the Wiltshire militia and Rochdale volunteers , saved us from being pelted out of town next morn- ing ; a fate , which in all probability might have been ours when our contemptible array had become ...
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... courses , with a plentiful dessert of the best fruits of the season , at the humble charge of half a guinea per week each , table beer of superior quality included ! Our wine was but three shillings and sixpence the bottle ; but the ...
... courses , with a plentiful dessert of the best fruits of the season , at the humble charge of half a guinea per week each , table beer of superior quality included ! Our wine was but three shillings and sixpence the bottle ; but the ...
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... course of these rides I imparted to him my desire to get appointed to some regiment on service , and hinted pretty plain- ly the disgust and disappointment I felt on joining such a mot- ley group of officers and men . My own ...
... course of these rides I imparted to him my desire to get appointed to some regiment on service , and hinted pretty plain- ly the disgust and disappointment I felt on joining such a mot- ley group of officers and men . My own ...
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... course , a long story to tell me of the regiment , the summary of which was its disgrace ! A few picked men having been lately drafted into the 115th , ( Prince William's regiment , ) was doomed to the same fate shortly after ; and the ...
... course , a long story to tell me of the regiment , the summary of which was its disgrace ! A few picked men having been lately drafted into the 115th , ( Prince William's regiment , ) was doomed to the same fate shortly after ; and the ...
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... course of the next or following day , on his way up the road , should my health enable me to travel at this time . Never did visit appear so long or so tiresome to poor Anna , who had projected a little excursion for me on that day ...
... course of the next or following day , on his way up the road , should my health enable me to travel at this time . Never did visit appear so long or so tiresome to poor Anna , who had projected a little excursion for me on that day ...
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