 | John Burke - 1832 - 712 pages
...him, that, as hie life was honourable, so was hi death glorious. His memory will be recorded in th» annals of his country ; will be sacred to every British...embalmed in the recollection of a grateful posterity." Sir Ralph married MIBT-ANNB, daughter of John Menzies.esq. о Femton, in the county of Perth, who upon... | |
 | 1833 - 490 pages
...soldier to regret any one who has fallen in the service of his country, I might be excused for lamenting him, more than any other person; but it is some consolation...embalmed in the recollection of a grateful posterity. " It is impossible for me to do justice to the zeal of the officers, and to the gallantry of the soldiers... | |
 | 1833 - 490 pages
...soldier to regret any one who has fallen in the service of his country, I might be excused for lamenting him, more than any other person; but it is some consolation...embalmed in the recollection of a grateful posterity. " It is impossible for me to do justice to the zeal of the officers, and to the gallantry of the soldiers... | |
 | 1833 - 600 pages
...glory to that of Wolfe or Epaminondas. " His memory," says Hutchinson, who succeeded him in command, " will be recorded in the annals of his country, —...embalmed in the recollection of a grateful posterity." Heroic patience, calm valour, modesty, and mildness, were the prominent features of his character.... | |
 | 1834 - 560 pages
...soldier to regret any one who has fallen in the service of his country, I might be excused for lamenting him more than any other person ; but it is some consolation...those who tenderly loved him, that as his life was honorable, so was his death glorious. His memory will be recorded in the annals of his country, will... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1835 - 592 pages
...successor, " in the person of our never enough to be lamented commander-in-chief, Sir Ralph Abercromby ; but it is some consolation to those who tenderly loved...soldier, and embalmed in the recollection of a grateful posterity."1 How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring,... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 260 pages
...soldier to regret any one who has fallen in the service of his country, I might be excused for lamenting him, more than any other person ; but it is some consolation...embalmed in the recollection of a grateful posterity." Sir Ralph did not die on the field of battle, but was conveyed on board Admiral Keith's ship, where... | |
 | William James - 1837 - 412 pages
...soldier to regret any one who has fallen in the service of his country, I might be excused for lamenting him more than any other person ; but it is some consolation...embalmed in the recollection of a grateful posterity." On the 26th a second Ottoman squadron arrived, having on board about 5000 Turks and Albanians. This... | |
 | William James - 1837 - 416 pages
...soldier to regret any one who has fallen in the service of his country, I might be excused for lamenting him more than any other person ; but it is some consolation...embalmed in the recollection of a grateful posterity." On the 26th a second Ottoman squadron arrived, having on board about 6000 Turks and Albanians. This... | |
 | James Browne - 1838 - 532 pages
...he died on the morning of the twentyeighth of March. " As his life was honourable, so his death was glorious. His memory will be recorded in the annals...sacred to every British soldier, and embalmed in the memory of a grateful posterity."* The loss of the British, of whom scarcely six thousand were actually... | |
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... of blood. Were it permitted for a soldier to regret any one who has fallen in the service of his country, I might be excused for lamenting him, more than any other person; but it is some consolation to those who tenderly loved him, that as his life... 
