Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 186William Blackwood, 1909 - England |
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... young man of such high spirit , and so thirst- ing for excitement and action as Neville Chamberlain , might have become if condemned to the inactivity and drudgery of life in an Indian cantonment ; but a perusal of his letters is ...
... young man of such high spirit , and so thirst- ing for excitement and action as Neville Chamberlain , might have become if condemned to the inactivity and drudgery of life in an Indian cantonment ; but a perusal of his letters is ...
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... young soldier is too valuable to be overlooked . The Chamberlains had no resources beyond their pay , and during the first year or so of their service in Afghan- istan , when they were only ensigns of native infantry , native infantry ...
... young soldier is too valuable to be overlooked . The Chamberlains had no resources beyond their pay , and during the first year or so of their service in Afghan- istan , when they were only ensigns of native infantry , native infantry ...
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... young men assembled in haste that co- hesion , discipline , and instruc- tion which is so requisite ? " The necessity for better op- portunities for training was specially insisted on by Field- Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood in a speech made ...
... young men assembled in haste that co- hesion , discipline , and instruc- tion which is so requisite ? " The necessity for better op- portunities for training was specially insisted on by Field- Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood in a speech made ...
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... young soldiers of the best stamp to be got in the country , and with these they will be able to go straight on to the interesting and sport- ing work of tactical exercises in the field . " We were new men . We were full of health . We ...
... young soldiers of the best stamp to be got in the country , and with these they will be able to go straight on to the interesting and sport- ing work of tactical exercises in the field . " We were new men . We were full of health . We ...
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... young Maratha Brah- min , who had taken a good de- gree at the Bombay University , and secured a high place in the public service examination , was given a superior grade appoint- ment in the Post - Office ; but within the first year of ...
... young Maratha Brah- min , who had taken a good de- gree at the Bombay University , and secured a high place in the public service examination , was given a superior grade appoint- ment in the Post - Office ; but within the first year of ...
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