The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1808-26, Tom 6J. Ballantyne and Company, 1815 |
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Strona 7
... assistance of this force , therefore , at the time of his advance into Spain ; for , had he not so expected it , his ad- vance into that country would have been unjustifiable , even though success had ultimately attended his progress ...
... assistance of this force , therefore , at the time of his advance into Spain ; for , had he not so expected it , his ad- vance into that country would have been unjustifiable , even though success had ultimately attended his progress ...
Strona 10
... assistance could we have given to Russia , than by prose- cuting the war in Spain ? The best succour we could give to that coun- try , the most essential aid we could bestow , was by carrying on the war in the peninsula upon a broad and ...
... assistance could we have given to Russia , than by prose- cuting the war in Spain ? The best succour we could give to that coun- try , the most essential aid we could bestow , was by carrying on the war in the peninsula upon a broad and ...
Strona 11
... assistance in our power , in her operations against the enemy , or for her own protection , while no- thing appeared likely to be done for us , or for our allies , on her part . An expedition was indeed projected , and expected to sail ...
... assistance in our power , in her operations against the enemy , or for her own protection , while no- thing appeared likely to be done for us , or for our allies , on her part . An expedition was indeed projected , and expected to sail ...
Strona 15
... assistance in our power , in their formation , equip- ment , and pecuniary supply . Nay , the British army alone under Lord Wellington , at the period alluded to , amounted to 58,000 . Did the exer- tions which collected such an army de ...
... assistance in our power , in their formation , equip- ment , and pecuniary supply . Nay , the British army alone under Lord Wellington , at the period alluded to , amounted to 58,000 . Did the exer- tions which collected such an army de ...
Strona 29
... assistance from peers , not of necessity bound to devote them- selves to the public service . - The on- ly other plan , therefore , which could be proposed , was that the Chancellor should be relieved to a certain extent of his duties ...
... assistance from peers , not of necessity bound to devote them- selves to the public service . - The on- ly other plan , therefore , which could be proposed , was that the Chancellor should be relieved to a certain extent of his duties ...
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