The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.John Murray, 1833 |
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... desire to be reinstated instantly in her palace at Naples , blinded her to the insurmountable obstacles which traversed that wish . They knew not then to the full extent the base venality of an Italian court , and the artful intrigues ...
... desire to be reinstated instantly in her palace at Naples , blinded her to the insurmountable obstacles which traversed that wish . They knew not then to the full extent the base venality of an Italian court , and the artful intrigues ...
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... desire to know precisely the numbers and the state of the Sicilian army . Circello said , that Brigadier Fardelli , the chief of the staff , should be ordered to give him every in- formation he could wish . Moore then had an audience of ...
... desire to know precisely the numbers and the state of the Sicilian army . Circello said , that Brigadier Fardelli , the chief of the staff , should be ordered to give him every in- formation he could wish . Moore then had an audience of ...
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... desire of his Britannic Majesty to assist the King of ' Sweden , which would be frustrated , should his Majesty be inexorable in not allowing the troops to land . For the orders of his Court were on this point peremptory , and ' the ...
... desire of his Britannic Majesty to assist the King of ' Sweden , which would be frustrated , should his Majesty be inexorable in not allowing the troops to land . For the orders of his Court were on this point peremptory , and ' the ...
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... desire that he would officially represent to his Swedish Majesty , that having attentively considered the instructions from his government , he 6 6 found he could not detain the troops at Gottenburgh for so long a time as must elapse ...
... desire that he would officially represent to his Swedish Majesty , that having attentively considered the instructions from his government , he 6 6 found he could not detain the troops at Gottenburgh for so long a time as must elapse ...
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... desires . And being wont to eke out his martial feats with wily stratagems , he sowed jealousies between the king of that country and his son , and beguiled both by hollow flatteries . So , by putting on the guise of an ally , he ...
... desires . And being wont to eke out his martial feats with wily stratagems , he sowed jealousies between the king of that country and his son , and beguiled both by hollow flatteries . So , by putting on the guise of an ally , he ...
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Página 234 - 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.
Página 234 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay, like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow.
Página 234 - 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.
Página 227 - Anderson, you know that I have ' always wished to die this way. I hope the ' people of England will be satisfied! I hope ' my country will do me justice!
Página 233 - 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. No useless coffin enclosed his breast...
Página 224 - It is as well as it is. I had rather it should go out of the field with me ;" and in that manner, so becoming to a soldier, Moore was borne from the fight.
Página 236 - During the season of repose, his time was devoted to the care and instruction of the officer and soldier; in war, he courted service in every quarter of the globe. Regardless of personal considerations, he esteemed that to which his country called him the post of honour ; and by his undaunted spirit, and unconquerable perseverance, he pointed the way to victory. His country, the object of his latest solicitude...
Página 227 - I hope the People of England will be satisfied! - I hope my Country will do me justice! Anderson, - you will see my friends as soon as you can. - Tell them, every thing - Say to my mother.
Página 228 - As he spoke these words, Major Colborne, his military secretary, entered the room. He addressed him with his wonted kindness; then, turning to Anderson, said, 'Remember you go to Willoughby...