The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 181George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray Smith, Elder and Company, 1974 |
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Page 93
... wrote , ' they are composed of brave and admirable fighting men who are abominably paid , whose pittance is shamefully in arrear , but who still go patiently and uncomplainingly on , content with the small mercies they receive and the ...
... wrote , ' they are composed of brave and admirable fighting men who are abominably paid , whose pittance is shamefully in arrear , but who still go patiently and uncomplainingly on , content with the small mercies they receive and the ...
Page 94
... wrote nothing for The Standard for almost four months , even though he was appointed to the Foreign Editorship shortly before his last expedition abroad . The only letter which survives from the time of his illness is one to Sir Garnet ...
... wrote nothing for The Standard for almost four months , even though he was appointed to the Foreign Editorship shortly before his last expedition abroad . The only letter which survives from the time of his illness is one to Sir Garnet ...
Page 96
... wrote in 1880 , ' for the introduction of the useful as opposed to the theatrical . ' Five years later , however , he wrote to Wolseley that ' rightly or wrongly my opinion as to the efficiency of our army and the effect of the changes ...
... wrote in 1880 , ' for the introduction of the useful as opposed to the theatrical . ' Five years later , however , he wrote to Wolseley that ' rightly or wrongly my opinion as to the efficiency of our army and the effect of the changes ...
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POEMS translated by Graeme Wilson | 28 |
PRISONER by Elizabeth Jennings | 53 |
JOHN MURRAY 50 ALBEMARLE STREET LONDON W1X | 75 |
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