The Quarterly Review, Volumen210William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, John Murray, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1909 |
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... possible strength of a force which might be landed on our coasts , while our navy is still supreme , is a question on which there is much difference of opinion . There are some who talk of ' the crew of a dinghy ' as the maximum ; there ...
... possible strength of a force which might be landed on our coasts , while our navy is still supreme , is a question on which there is much difference of opinion . There are some who talk of ' the crew of a dinghy ' as the maximum ; there ...
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... possible to imagine the Territorial force acting as an army in the field . This could not have been said of the Volunteers . Had it been desired , on an emergency , to form an army from the old force , it would have been necessary to ...
... possible to imagine the Territorial force acting as an army in the field . This could not have been said of the Volunteers . Had it been desired , on an emergency , to form an army from the old force , it would have been necessary to ...
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... possible discrepancies between the promises and the performances of a party Government . Of more interest and importance are the accusations that a military blunder has been committed , and that we are really worse off as regards ...
... possible discrepancies between the promises and the performances of a party Government . Of more interest and importance are the accusations that a military blunder has been committed , and that we are really worse off as regards ...
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... possible choice , strictly within the limits set by the country , the decision in favour of increased efficiency , even at the expense of numerical strength , must be accounted a wise one . The question of numerical strength has here ...
... possible choice , strictly within the limits set by the country , the decision in favour of increased efficiency , even at the expense of numerical strength , must be accounted a wise one . The question of numerical strength has here ...
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... afford to say , ' These are our terms ; take them or leave them . The Government can only offer terms ; if the possible recruit does not think the terms good enough he need not accept them ; and , if he C 2 THE TERRITORIAL FORCE 19.
... afford to say , ' These are our terms ; take them or leave them . The Government can only offer terms ; if the possible recruit does not think the terms good enough he need not accept them ; and , if he C 2 THE TERRITORIAL FORCE 19.
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Página 164 - Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine...
Página 161 - To hear the lark begin his flight And singing startle the dull night From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise...
Página 161 - Haste thee nymph and bring with thee Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles. Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrinkled care derides. And laughter holding both his sides. Come, and trip it as ye go On the light fantastic toe...
Página 163 - Yet not the more Cease I to wander where the Muses haunt Clear spring, or shady grove, or sunny hill...
Página 452 - Though I, once gone, to all the world must die : The earth can yield me but a common grave. When you entombed in men's eyes shall lie. Your monument shall be my gentle verse, Which eyes not yet created shall o'er-read ; And tongues to be, your being shall rehearse, When all the breathers of this world are dead ; You still shall live (such virtue hath my pen) Where breath most breathes, — even in the mouths of men.
Página 452 - Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall out-live this powerful rhyme ; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils root out the work of masonry, Nor Mars his sword nor war's quick fire shall burn The living record of your memory, 'Gainst death and all-oblivious enmity Shall you pace forth ; your praise shall still find room, Even in the eyes of all posterity That wear this world...
Página 279 - That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others.
Página 162 - While the cock with lively din Scatters the rear of darkness thin, And to the stack, or the...
Página 459 - God! that one might read the Book of Fate, And see the revolution of the times Make mountains level, and the continent, Weary of solid firmness, melt itself Into the sea : and, other times, to s'ee The beachy girdle of the ocean Too wide for Neptune's hips...
Página 405 - There was a roaring in the wind all night; The rain came heavily and fell in floods; But now the sun is rising calm and bright; The birds are singing in the distant woods...