The Staff Officer; Or, The Soldier of Fortune: A Tale of Real Life, Volume 2E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1833 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 60
Page 5
... once satisfied that it was the beautiful Caroline herself , but in a state of somnolency . I then recollected that I had succeeded to the occupancy of her eldest sister's chamber , with whom , before her marriage , Caro- line and her ...
... once satisfied that it was the beautiful Caroline herself , but in a state of somnolency . I then recollected that I had succeeded to the occupancy of her eldest sister's chamber , with whom , before her marriage , Caro- line and her ...
Page 7
... once , and on the authority of the Gazette to proceed to London , when the commanding officer , the senior major , reminded me that he had a voice as to the disposal of my time and services ; and that , until an of- ficial communication ...
... once , and on the authority of the Gazette to proceed to London , when the commanding officer , the senior major , reminded me that he had a voice as to the disposal of my time and services ; and that , until an of- ficial communication ...
Page 12
... once more with all my heart . He was a smart - figured man , about thirty - two years old , by no means ill featured , but sour visaged , a consequential in manner , so as to render him un- prepossessing to a degree . He was dressed in ...
... once more with all my heart . He was a smart - figured man , about thirty - two years old , by no means ill featured , but sour visaged , a consequential in manner , so as to render him un- prepossessing to a degree . He was dressed in ...
Page 13
... once more emerged from the tunnel into the full light of day . I do not know that I ever received more gratification in any journey than that which I experienced this day in the contem- plation of this vast monument of individual ...
... once more emerged from the tunnel into the full light of day . I do not know that I ever received more gratification in any journey than that which I experienced this day in the contem- plation of this vast monument of individual ...
Page 16
... once more destined to meet the young ladies in whose company we had passed some agreeable hours on board the canal boat . The riots , on account of the scanty supply and high price of bread , having pervaded the whole of the ...
... once more destined to meet the young ladies in whose company we had passed some agreeable hours on board the canal boat . The riots , on account of the scanty supply and high price of bread , having pervaded the whole of the ...
Other editions - View all
The Staff Officer: Or, the Soldier of Fortune: A Tale of Real Life Oliver Moore No preview available - 2015 |
The Staff Officer: Or, the Soldier of Fortune: A Tale of Real Life Oliver Moore No preview available - 2015 |
The Staff Officer: Or, the Soldier of Fortune: A Tale of Real Life Oliver Moore No preview available - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
a-head agreeable amongst amusing appeared arms arrived attention Barbadoes bashaw Bateman beauty became berth bestowed boat cabin called captain CHAPTER character Chatham command corps court-martial crew Darcus dear deck delightful despatched doctor duty eyes favour feelings felt Fort Bourbon fortune frigate gave Gazette gentleman half hand happy head-quarters heard heart honour hostess hour hundred Ireland Irish islands kind lady late leave lieutenant little Patty look lovely Martinique mate ment mind morning negro neral never night officers once party passed person PETER SIMPLE poor post-mistress present Pudish quarter rank received recollection regiment rendered replied Rochdale Royal Irish Artillery Rule Britannia sail scarcely scene seemed servant ship Sinnot soldier thought tion TOM CRINGLE'S LOG took troops vessel Volumes voyage West India regiment West Indies whole young
Popular passages
Page 205 - The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together: our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not; and our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our virtues.
Page 98 - Horatio, what a wounded name, Things standing thus unknown, shall live behind me. If thou didst ever hold me in thy heart, Absent thee from felicity awhile, And in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain, To tell my story.
Page 92 - Farewell the tranquil mind ! Farewell content ! Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars, That make ambition virtue ! O, farewell ! Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner ; and all quality. Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war ! And O, you mortal engines, whose rude throats The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell ! Othello's occupation's gone ! lago.
Page 39 - Neither a borrower nor a lender be ; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
Page 201 - The adventures follow each other with delightful rapidity and variety ; occasionally there is a deep and thrilling touch of pathos, which we feel not a bit the less acutely, because the trouble and wo of the parties have originated in the familiar and somewhat laughable act of pulling an ear.
Page 202 - Admirable. Truly, intensely Irish. The whole book has the brogue — never were the outrageous whimsicalities of that strange, wild, imaginative people so characteristically displayed; nor, in the midst of all the fun, frolic, and folly, is there any dearth of poetry, pathos, and passion. The author's a jewel, and he will be reviewed next number. Shepherd. The Eerishers are marchin in leeterature, pawri pashu? wi