 The history of a battle is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events, of which the great result is the battle won or lost ; but no individual can recollect the order in which, or the exact moment at which,...  The Quarterly Review - Page 545edited by - 1853Full view - About this book
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Great Britain - 1838 - 736 pages
...a battle is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individúale may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost...occurred, which makes all the difference as to their value or importance. ' Then the faults or the misbehavior of some gave occasion for the distinction of others,... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley (1st duke of Wellington.) - 1838 - 760 pages
...a battle is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost...occurred, which makes all the difference as to their value or importance. ' Then the faults or the misbehavior of some gave occasion for the distinction of others,... | |
 | 1839 - 648 pages
...a battle is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost;...occurred, which makes all the difference as to their value or importance. Then the fault or the mishehaviour of some gave occasion for the distinction of others,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1849 - 470 pages
...generals, " is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost;...occurred, which makes all the difference as to their value or importance Just to show you how little reliance can be placed even on what are supposed the best... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1849 - 884 pages
...generals, "is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost;...occurred, which makes all the difference as to their value or Importance Just to show you how little reliance can be placed even on what are supposed the best... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1849 - 560 pages
...generals, "is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost...occurred, which makes all the difference as to their value or importance Just to show you how little reliVOL. i. 41 So ended the last fight, deserving the name... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1850 - 552 pages
...generals, "is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost;...occurred, which makes all the difference as to their value or importance Just to show you how little reliance can be placed even on what are supposed the best... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley (1st duke of Wellington.), Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1852 - 204 pages
...a battle is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost;...occurred, which makes all the difference as to their value or importance. — Letter from. Paris, 8th of August, 1815. THE BEST TROOPS IN THE WORLD. My opinion... | |
 | English literature - 1853 - 566 pages
...a battle is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost...faults or the misbehaviour of some gave occasion for tiie distinction of others, and perhaps were the cause of material losses ; and you cannot write a... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1855 - 556 pages
...generals, " is not unlike the history of n ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost ; but no individual can recollect the order m which, or the exact moment at which, they occurred, which makes all the difference as to their value... | |
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