 | 1830 - 830 էջ
...Subaltern," which, however, is a work of a different order, there is nothing extant in the shape of a soldier's journal which, with so little pretension,...and the downright business of handling the enemy. Seasoning his military "Adventures" with an inexhaustible flow of native humour, our author's philosophy,... | |
 | 1831 - 472 էջ
...think it will be found the most amusing." — Monthly Review. "There is nothing extant in the shape of a Soldier's Journal which, with so little pretension, paints with such truth and racinesa the ' domestic economy' of camiiaigning, and the downright business of handling the enemy."... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 884 էջ
...extant in a Soldier's Journal, which, with so little prete»(ion, paints with Much truth an I racmess the ' domestic economy' of campaigning, and the downright...one of our readers to pursue the Author himself to bis crowning scene of Waterloo, where they will find him as quaint and original as at his debut. We... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1830 - 624 էջ
...Subaltern," which, however, is a work of a different order, there is nothing extant in the shape of a soldier's journal which, with so little pretension,...and the downright business of handling the enemy. Seasoning his military " Adventures" with an inexhaustible flow of native humour, our author's philosophy,... | |
 | Clement Hodgkinson - 1845 - 298 էջ
...faithful and witty history of some six years' honest and triumphant fighting. " There is nothing Pitant in a Soldier's Journal, which, with so little pretension,...business of handling the enemy. " But we cannot follow further;—recommending every one of our readers to pursue the Author himself to his crowning scene... | |
 | Edward John Eyre - 1845 - 564 էջ
...triu-npfaoi fighting. " There is nothing extant in a Soldier's Journal, which, with so little pretec? ' paints with such truth and raciness the ' domestic economy' of campaigning, and u clown-right business of handling the enemy. " But we cannot follow further ; — recommending every... | |
 | John Lort Stokes - 1846 - 610 էջ
...faithful and witty history of some six years' honest and triumphant fighting. " There is nothing eitant in a Soldier's Journal, which, with so little pretension,...cannot follow further ; — recommending every one of oar readers to pursue the Author himself to his crowning scene of Waterloo, where they will find him... | |
 | John Kincaid - 1847 - 368 էջ
...faithful and witty history of some six years' honest and triumphant fighting. " There is nothing extant in a Soldier's Journal, which, with so little pretension,...and the downright business of handling the enemy. f( But we cannot follow further; — recommending every one of our readers to pursue the Author himself... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - 1849 - 230 էջ
...faithful and witty history of some six years' honest and triumphant fighting. " There is nothing extant in a Soldier's Journal, which, with so little pretension,...business of handling the enemy. " But we cannot follow further;—recommending every one of our readers to pursue the Author himself to his crowning scene... | |
 | Thomas Joseph Pettigrew - 1849 - 572 էջ
...faithful and witty history of some six years' honest and triumphant fighting. " There is nothing citant in a Soldier's Journal, which, with so little pretension, paints with such truth nnd raciness the ' domestic economy' of campaigning, and the down-right business of handling the enemy.... | |
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... jest. Captain Kincaid has given us, in this modest volume, the impress of his qualities, the beau ideal of a thorough-going Soldier of Service, and the faithful and witty history of some six years' honest and triumphant fighting. " There is nothing... 
