 As this old gentleman, who had been in all the German wars, found very few to listen to his tales of military feats, he formed a sort of alliance with me, and I used invariably to attend him for the pleasure of hearing those communications.  Self Culture - Page 221898Full view - About this book
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1897 - 610 pages
...in that little village (Prestonpans), after all his campaigns, subsisting upon an ensign's half-pay, though called by courtesy a captain. As this old gentleman, who had been in all the German wars, found very fuw to listen to his tales of military feats, he formed a sort of alliance with me, and I used invariably... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 454 pages
...in that little village, after all his campaigns subsisting upon an ensign's half-pay, though callod by courtesy a Captain. As this old gentleman, who...for the pleasure of hearing those communications. Sometimes our conversation turned on the American war, which was then raging. It was about the time... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 422 pages
...pitched his tent in that little village, after all his campaigns subsisting upon an ensign's halfpay, though called by courtesy a Captain. As this old gentleman,...for the pleasure of hearing those communications. Sometimes our conversation turned on the American war, which was then raging. It was about the time... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 426 pages
...pitched his tent in that little village, after all his campaigns subsisting upon an ensign's halfpay, though called by courtesy a Captain. As this old gentleman,...for the pleasure of hearing those communications. Sometimes our conversation turned on the American war, which was then raging. It was about the time... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1845 - 836 pages
...pitched his tent iu tliat little village, after all his campaigns subsisting upon an ensign's half-pay, though called by courtesy a Captain. As this old gentleman,...in all the German wars, found very few to listen to hia tales of military feats, he formed a sort of alliance with me, and I used invariably to attend... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1847 - 612 pages
...his campaigns subsisting upon an ensign's half-pay, though called by courtesy a captain. As this ola gentleman, who had been in all the German wars, found...very few to listen to his tales of military feats, hu formed a sort of alliance with me, and I used invariably to attend him for the pleasure of hearing... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1848 - 428 pages
...pitched his tent in that little village, after all his campaigns, subsisting upon an ensign's half-pay, though called by courtesy a Captain. As this old gentleman,...for the pleasure of hearing those communications. Sometimes our conversation turned on the American war, which was then raging. It was about the time... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1850 - 868 pages
...pitched his tent iu that little village, after all his campaigns subsisting upon an ensign's half-pay, though called by courtesy a Captain. As this old gentleman,...very few to listen to his tales of military feats, ho formed a sort of alliance with me, and I used invariably to attend him for the pleasure of hearing... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1853 - 906 pages
...pitched his tent in that little village, after all his campaigns, subsisting upon an ensign's half-pay, though called by courtesy a Captain. As this old gentleman,...in all the German wars, found very few to listen to bis tales of military feats, he formed a sort of alliance with me, and I used invariably to attend... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1870 - 402 pages
...pitched his tent in that little village, after all his campaigns subsisting upon an ensign's half-pay, though called by courtesy a Captain. As this old gentleman,...very few to listen to his tales of military feats, ho formed a sort of alliance with me, and I used invariably to attend him for the pleasure of hearing... | |
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