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His irreverent attitude to many of the more archaic military customs and his determination to modernise the army in the light of military developments in Europe , above all in Germany , made him most unpopular in some military circles .
His irreverent attitude to many of the more archaic military customs and his determination to modernise the army in the light of military developments in Europe , above all in Germany , made him most unpopular in some military circles .
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This renewed connection with Wolseley was of great importance to Henty in the ensuing five or six years : in this period , before he began to concentrate on writing boys ' stories , he wrote regularly in The Standard on military topics ...
This renewed connection with Wolseley was of great importance to Henty in the ensuing five or six years : in this period , before he began to concentrate on writing boys ' stories , he wrote regularly in The Standard on military topics ...
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I observed my military self making the preparations , checking the tannoys , inspecting the stores . And I hated my military self , the habitual double - think , the reputation , the respect it commanded .
I observed my military self making the preparations , checking the tannoys , inspecting the stores . And I hated my military self , the habitual double - think , the reputation , the respect it commanded .
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POEMS translated by Graeme Wilson | 28 |
PRISONER by Elizabeth Jennings | 53 |
JOHN MURRAY 50 ALBEMARLE STREET LONDON WIX | 75 |
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| Title | The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 181 |
| Editors | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray |
| Publisher | Smith, Elder and Company, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Dec 2007 |
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