The Staff Officer; Or, The Soldier of Fortune: A Tale of Real Life, Том 2E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1833 |
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... worthy friend to be the warming - pan , and only held my seat on honour until it should be claimed from me . That period was now arrived , and my ever - kind and careful patron , on 10 THE STAFF OFFICER ; CHAPTER III. ...
... worthy friend to be the warming - pan , and only held my seat on honour until it should be claimed from me . That period was now arrived , and my ever - kind and careful patron , on 10 THE STAFF OFFICER ; CHAPTER III. ...
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... honour of his name , perhaps for a day only as lieutenant , I did not think it worth while to in- quire ; it was sufficiently mortifying to me that his father's weight of purse had , raised him to the rank of captain half a year before ...
... honour of his name , perhaps for a day only as lieutenant , I did not think it worth while to in- quire ; it was sufficiently mortifying to me that his father's weight of purse had , raised him to the rank of captain half a year before ...
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... honoured with an en- signcy , and the prospect of the paymastership of the Garryone regiment . What could possibly have induced this humble Hibernian to abandon his shop with all its advantages for the empty honour of the red coat , was ...
... honoured with an en- signcy , and the prospect of the paymastership of the Garryone regiment . What could possibly have induced this humble Hibernian to abandon his shop with all its advantages for the empty honour of the red coat , was ...
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... honour , fame , and good fortune , he took his leave in the year 1825 ; returning to end his days in the loved land ... honoured with the " " lovely young Lavinia's " arm , alone . Whether the charms of this fine girl gave fluency to his ...
... honour , fame , and good fortune , he took his leave in the year 1825 ; returning to end his days in the loved land ... honoured with the " " lovely young Lavinia's " arm , alone . Whether the charms of this fine girl gave fluency to his ...
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... honour . A general bravo rewarded his enthusiasm , which I trembled to think might lead to an en- core . But we escaped , and took a last leave of this agreeable little group . Guided by the dangling luminary of the butler , we found ...
... honour . A general bravo rewarded his enthusiasm , which I trembled to think might lead to an en- core . But we escaped , and took a last leave of this agreeable little group . Guided by the dangling luminary of the butler , we found ...
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