 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - Liczba stron: 338
...discharged : and, as I could not work, because my wound was sometimes painful, I listed for a landman in the East India Company's service. I here fought...believe, that if I could read or write, our captain would Lave given me promotion, and made me a corporal. But that was not my good fortune : I soon fell sick... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1765 - Liczba stron: 252
...landman in the Eaft-India com" pany's fervice. I here fought the French in " fix pitched battles; and I verily believe, "' that, if I could read or write, our captain "- would have made me a corporal. But it was " 'not my good fortune to have any promotion, ' { for I foon fell fick,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1767 - Liczba stron: 632
...landman in the Eaft-India Company's fervice. I here fought the French in fix pitched battles ; and I verily believe, that, if I could read or write, our Captain would have made me a corporal. But it was not my good fortune to have any promotion ; for I foon fell Tick, and... | |
 | 1786 - Liczba stron: 782
...painful, I liib Л for a landmau in the Eaft India Company's fervice-. ~ I here fought ihe French in fix pitched battles ; and verily believe, that if I could read or write, our captain would have given me prumoiiun, aiul made me a corporal. . But that was not my good fortune ¡ I foon fell fick ; and when... | |
 | 1792 - Liczba stron: 494
...landman in the Eaft India Company's Service. I have fought the French in Six pitched battles; and I verily believe that, if I could read or write, our captain would have made me a corporal. But it was not my good fortune to have any promotion, for I foo» fell fick, and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - Liczba stron: 308
...in the Ealt-India Company's fervice. I " have fought the French in three pitched battles ; " and 1 verily believe that if I could read or write, " our captain would have made me a corporal. But " it was not my good fortune to have any promo" tion, for I foon tell fick,... | |
 | 1793 - Liczba stron: 586
...landroan in the Eaft-India company's fervice. I here fought the French in fix pitched battles; and I verily believe, that, if I could read or write, our Captain would have made me a corporal. But it was not my good foitune to have any promotion ; for I foon fell fick, and... | |
 | Liczba stron: 482
...landman in the Eaft- India company's fervice. I have fought the French in fix pitched battles ; and I verily believe that, if I could read or write, our captain would have made me a corporal. But it was not my good fortune to have any promotion, for I foon fell fick, and... | |
 | 1797 - Liczba stron: 522
...in the Eaft " India company's fervice. I have fought • the French in fix pitched battles ; and I f verily believe that, if I could read or " write, our captain would have made me " a corporal. But it was not my good •< fortune to have any promotion, tor J " foon fell... | |
 | Mrs. Pilkington (Mary) - 1799 - Liczba stron: 274
...landman in the Eaft India Company's fervice. I have fought the French in fix pitched battles ; and I verily believe, that if I could read or write, our captain would have made me a corporal : but it was not my good fortune to have promotion ; for I foon fell fick, and fo... | |
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When the peace came on, I was discharged , and, as I could not work, because my wound was sometimes painful, I listed for a landinan in the East India Company's service. I here fought the French in six pitched battles ; and verily believe that, if I could... 
