The Annual Biography and Obituary, Bind 14Longman., 1830 |
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... regiment of foot , and was a gentleman distinguished by his literary taste and talent . Mr. Farren grew , unhappily , too fond of gay society : he dissipated by irregular habits the little fortune which his wife had brought him , failed ...
... regiment of foot , and was a gentleman distinguished by his literary taste and talent . Mr. Farren grew , unhappily , too fond of gay society : he dissipated by irregular habits the little fortune which his wife had brought him , failed ...
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... regiment ; and it was hardly earned , for rougher and worse- paid service has seldom been endured . But he was supported in it by the peculiar talent which he possessed in surmounting difficulties . At length , however , he was ...
... regiment ; and it was hardly earned , for rougher and worse- paid service has seldom been endured . But he was supported in it by the peculiar talent which he possessed in surmounting difficulties . At length , however , he was ...
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... regiment of Portuguese infantry to which Denham was appointed , soon became , and ever continued , his fast and powerful friend ; and they served together until the return of the British army to England . His division was actively ...
... regiment of Portuguese infantry to which Denham was appointed , soon became , and ever continued , his fast and powerful friend ; and they served together until the return of the British army to England . His division was actively ...
Side 31
... regiment , then commanded by Lord Walde- grave , and , joining the British army in the Netherlands , shared in the honours of Waterloo , and accompanied the allied armies on their entry into Paris . Again reduced to half - pay on the ...
... regiment , then commanded by Lord Walde- grave , and , joining the British army in the Netherlands , shared in the honours of Waterloo , and accompanied the allied armies on their entry into Paris . Again reduced to half - pay on the ...
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... REGIMENT OF LIFE GUARDS , AND CONSTABLE OF WINDSOR CASTLE , A MEMBER OF THE CONSOLIDATED board of GENERAL OFFICERS , AND A COMMISSIONER OF THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE , AND OF THE ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM , AND F. S. A. THE Earl of ...
... REGIMENT OF LIFE GUARDS , AND CONSTABLE OF WINDSOR CASTLE , A MEMBER OF THE CONSOLIDATED board of GENERAL OFFICERS , AND A COMMISSIONER OF THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE , AND OF THE ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM , AND F. S. A. THE Earl of ...
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