 Others there were, against whom there could be no complaint for want of length of service, although it might be difficult to see how their experience was improved by it. It was no uncommon thing for a commission to be obtained for a child in the cradle...  The Naval and Military Magazine - Página 11827Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | James Lyon (of Fairhaven, Vermont) - 486 páginas
...experience whatsoever; the boy, let loose from school the last week, might in the course of a month be a field-officer, if his friends were disposed to be...abuses, commissions were in some instances bestowed upon yenny ladies, when pensions could not be had. We knew ourselves one fair dame who drew the pay of captain... | |
 | John Watkins - 1827 - 636 páginas
...whatsoever; the boy, let loose from school the last week, might in the course of a month be a field officer, if his friends were disposed to ,be. liberal of money...young ladies, when pensions could not be had. We know one fair dame who drew the pay of a cap-' tain in the Dragoons, and was probably not much less fit... | |
 | 1827 - 574 páginas
...experience whatsoever ; the boy let loose from school the last week, might in the course of a month be a field-officer, if his friends were disposed to be....bestowed upon young ladies, when pensions could not be bad. We know ourselves one fair dame who drew the pay. of Captain in the dragoons, and was probably... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 500 páginas
...unimpeded ; the boy let loose from school the last week, might in the course of a month be a field officer, if his friends were disposed to be liberal of money...catalogue of abuses, commissions were in some instances betowed upon young ladies, when pensions could not be had. We knew ourselves one fair dame who drew... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 506 páginas
...unimpeded ; the boy let loose from school the last week, might in the course of a month be a field officer, if his friends were disposed to be liberal of money...catalogue of abuses, commissions were in some instances betowed upon young ladies, when pensions could not be had. We knew ourselves one fair dame who drew... | |
 | John Sykes - 1827 - 126 páginas
...service, although it might be difficult to see how their experience n ¡и improved by it. it \v.<- no uncommon thing for a commission to be obtained...commissions were in some instances bestowed upon young 1ndies, when pensions could not be had. We know ourselves one fair dame who drew the pay of captain... | |
 | John Sykes - 1827 - 126 páginas
...their experience was improved by it. It was no- uncommon thins for a commission to be obtained fora child in the cradle; and when he came from college,...commissions were in some instances bestowed upon young tallies, when pensions could not be had. We know ourselves one fair dame who drew the pay of captain... | |
 | John Watkins - 1827 - 738 páginas
...uncommon thing for a commission to be obtained for a child in the cradle ; and when he came from coh>g«, the fortunate youth was at least a lieutenant of some...dint of fair promotion. To sum up this catalogue of abnses, commissions were in some instances bestowed upon young ladies, when pensions eould not be had.... | |
 | 1828 - 488 páginas
...whatsoever ; the boy let loose from school the last week, might in the course of a month be a field officer, if his friends were disposed to be liberal of money...upon young ladies, when pensions could not be had. We knew ourselves one fair dame who drew the pay of captain in the dragoons, and was probably not much... | |
 | 1828 - 628 páginas
...experience whatever; the boy, let loose from school the last week, might in the course of a month be a field-officer, if his friends were disposed to be...sum up this catalogue of abuses, commissions were uysome instances bestowed upon young ladies, when pensions could not be had. We know ourselves one... | |
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