The Staff Officer; Or, The Soldier of Fortune: A Tale of Real Life, Volume 2E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1833 |
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... reached him , I was still under his orders . Having been too forward with my arrangements for the jour- ney , and boasting of them regimentally , I felt myself awkward- ly circumstanced , and when ordered into the major's presence ...
... reached him , I was still under his orders . Having been too forward with my arrangements for the jour- ney , and boasting of them regimentally , I felt myself awkward- ly circumstanced , and when ordered into the major's presence ...
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... reaching the rank of lieutenant - colonel . Whe- ther in his professional or private life , he was equally estima- ble ; the nobility was honoured by such a member of its order , and the army lost none of its dignity . Never having ...
... reaching the rank of lieutenant - colonel . Whe- ther in his professional or private life , he was equally estima- ble ; the nobility was honoured by such a member of its order , and the army lost none of its dignity . Never having ...
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... reached Darlington in time to overtake my party . Arriving at Durham late in the evening , I repaired to the inn where I understood our head - quarters had been established ; but I was obliged to take to my bed immedi- diately in ...
... reached Darlington in time to overtake my party . Arriving at Durham late in the evening , I repaired to the inn where I understood our head - quarters had been established ; but I was obliged to take to my bed immedi- diately in ...
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... reached by purchase , and held with a fair portion of credit and respect in an old and crack regiment of the twenties . After passing part of the day with me he returned to New- castle , promising to pick me up in the course 32 THE ...
... reached by purchase , and held with a fair portion of credit and respect in an old and crack regiment of the twenties . After passing part of the day with me he returned to New- castle , promising to pick me up in the course 32 THE ...
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... reached to my shoulder ( and I was then but five feet nine ! ) Her figure was so perfectly proportioned to her height , that by its slightness , delicacy , and the peculiar way she dressed , ( generally in a morning frock , with her ...
... reached to my shoulder ( and I was then but five feet nine ! ) Her figure was so perfectly proportioned to her height , that by its slightness , delicacy , and the peculiar way she dressed , ( generally in a morning frock , with her ...
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The Staff Officer: Or, the Soldier of Fortune: A Tale of Real Life Oliver Moore No preview available - 2015 |
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