Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Selected From His Writings and Speeches During a Public Life of More Than Half a CenturyWellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of
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Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Selected From His Writings and Speeches During a Public Life of More Than Half a Century
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century; Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Universities, the, their educational system the admiration of the
world, 366.
Victoria, H.M. Queen, speech on her majesty's marriage, 442.
Vimiero, battle of, fought without mistakes, 96.
War, when concluded, animosity should be forgotten, 88.
--French predatory system, of 121.
--A great country cannot wage a little war, 390.
--cannot be carried on with a peace establishment, 412.
Waterloo, battle of, its effects, 130.
His disgust at them, 131.
--described to a soldier, 131.
A "pounding match," 132.
Wellington, the Duke of, memoir, 1-79.
His Indian services neglected, 94.
His reason for being prime minister, 141.
Speech on introducing the emancipation bill, 155-190.
Would sacrifice his life to prevent one month of civil war, 186.
His declaration against reform, 218.
Reasons for resigning in 1880, 233.
Speech on attempting to resume office, May 1882, 292-302.
Explanation of his "dictatorship," in 1834, 349.
As a public man, stands on public grounds, 419.
His indifference to reports, 422.
Never said one thing and meant another, 435.
Not a war minister, 459.
West Indian colonists, their short-sighted conduct, 394.
William the Fourth, eulogium on, 384.
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