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第 10 頁
... circumstances proved as before stated , recommended him for promotion ; and the Commander in Chief has been pleased to appoint him to an Ensigncy in the 1st West India Regiment . As however there must necessa- rily be a great expence in ...
... circumstances proved as before stated , recommended him for promotion ; and the Commander in Chief has been pleased to appoint him to an Ensigncy in the 1st West India Regiment . As however there must necessa- rily be a great expence in ...
第 12 頁
... circumstance ; and so strong was the im- pression of it upon his memory , that when our hero was afterwards presented at the levee , as Lieutenant Colonel Gillespie , the king instantly surveyed his comparatively diminutive stature with ...
... circumstance ; and so strong was the im- pression of it upon his memory , that when our hero was afterwards presented at the levee , as Lieutenant Colonel Gillespie , the king instantly surveyed his comparatively diminutive stature with ...
第 15 頁
... circumstances attending his exposure , may not be unaccept- able to your readers in general ; and , therefore , through the channel of your interesting paper , I communicate the particulars to the public . " " Towards the close of the ...
... circumstances attending his exposure , may not be unaccept- able to your readers in general ; and , therefore , through the channel of your interesting paper , I communicate the particulars to the public . " " Towards the close of the ...
第 30 頁
... circumstance was almost forgotten , the villagers themselves , voluntarily surrendered the arms to the authorities of the country , and declared they had taken them , merely because their skill in thieving had been called in question ...
... circumstance was almost forgotten , the villagers themselves , voluntarily surrendered the arms to the authorities of the country , and declared they had taken them , merely because their skill in thieving had been called in question ...
第 44 頁
... circumstances to provide for him , he was sent on board a man - of - war going to the Mediter- ranean . A party of the crew made a descent on the Coast of Spain , when they were surprized and Jackson made prisoner . In order to obtain ...
... circumstances to provide for him , he was sent on board a man - of - war going to the Mediter- ranean . A party of the crew made a descent on the Coast of Spain , when they were surprized and Jackson made prisoner . In order to obtain ...
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7th Hussars afterwards arms army artillery attack battalion battle of Albuera battle of Dettingen battle of Waterloo bayonet body brave bravery brigade British British army cannon Captain cavalry Colonel colours command comrades conduct corps courage dead death defended deserter detachment Duke endeavoured enemy enemy's English fame fell fire force French French officer gallant garrison gave gentleman glory Governor grenadiers ground guard hand head hero Highland honour horse Hussars immediately infantry instantly intrepidity Jemadar John Cox Hippisley killed King letter Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Light Dragoons Lord Lord Wellington Majesty Majesty's Major military morning native never night non-commissioned officers o'clock o'er party present Prince prisoner rank received Regiment of Dragoons Regiment of Foot replied retired Royal Highness sent serjeant shew shot siege Siege of Gibraltar soldier soon sword took town troops valour whole wounded
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第 122 頁 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him.
第 122 頁 - Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning.
第 404 頁 - MAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
第 225 頁 - Heaven ('twas all he wished) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode (There they alike in trembling hope repose), The bosom of his Father and his God.
第 93 頁 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour — The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
第 123 頁 - We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him.
第 264 頁 - AMONG the liberal donations of our countrymen to the fund for the relief of the widows and orphans of the brave men who fell in the...
第 123 頁 - But half of our heavy task was done When the clock struck the hour for retiring : And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory.
第 179 頁 - And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them : remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
第 468 頁 - Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death?