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" Terms of service were fixed for every rank, and neither influence nor money was permitted to force any individual forward, until he had served the necessary time in the present grade which he held. No rank short of that of the Duke of York — no courage... "
The Naval and Military Magazine - Page 1
1827
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The Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &c

Decorative arts - 1827 - 472 pages
...grade which he held. No rank short of that of the Duke of Yorkno courage and determination inferior to that of his Royal Highness, could have accomplished...and length of service, while at the same time the young aspirant was compelled to discharge the duties of a subaltern before attaining the higher commissions....
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The National magazine and general review

James Lyon (of Fairhaven, Vermont) - 486 pages
...which he held. No rank short of that of the Duke of York — no courage and determination inferior to that of his royal highness, could have accomplished...so important to the service, but which yet was so unfavorable to the wealthy and to the powerful, whose children and proteges had formerly found a brief...
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The Imperial magazine; or, Compendium of religious, moral ..., Volume 9

1827 - 616 pages
...which he held. No rank short of that of the Duke of York — no courage and determination inferior to that of his Royal Highness, could have accomplished...and length of service, while, at the same time, the young aspirant was compelled to discharge the duties of a subaltern before attaining the higher commissions....
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A Biographical Memoir of His Late Royal Highness Frederick, Duke of York and ...

John Watkins - 1827 - 636 pages
...grade which he held. No rank short of that of the Duke of York, no courage and determination inferior to that of his Royal Highness, could have accomplished...was afforded to those officers who could only hope ' • •""; ' - .!!, '",".3*T ""• • 4»»_ * * t— ^_. **• *^. r «• , «*** / Tlie means...
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The miscellaneous prose works of sir Walter Scott, Volume 4

sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 500 pages
...desired to be promoted. No rank short of that of the Duke of York—no courage and determination inferior to that of his Royal Highness, could have accomplished...the wealthy and to the powerful, whose children and protege's had formerly found a brief way to promotion. Thus a protection was afforded to those officers...
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Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc, Volume 11

William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1827 - 1072 pages
...time in the present grade which he held. No rank short of that of the Duke of York — no courage and that of his Royal Highness, could have accomplished...wealthy and to the powerful, whose children and proteges bad formerly found a brief way to promotion. Thus a protection was afforded to those officers who could...
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Biographical memoirs

Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1827 - 506 pages
...to be promoted. No rank short of that of the Duke of York — no courage and determination inferior to that of his Royal Highness, could have accomplished...the wealthy and to the powerful, whose children and protegds had formerly found a brief way to promotion. Thus a protection was afforded to those officers...
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An account of the death & funeral procession of ... Frederick duke of York ...

John Sykes - 1827 - 126 pages
...yet was so unfavourable to the weol.'hy and to the powerful, whose chUdrni and proteges had formel ly found a brief way to promotion. Thus a protection...and length of service, while at the same time the young aspirant was compelled to dtartarge the duties of a subaltern before attaining the higher commissions,...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ..., Volume 97

English essays - 1827 - 728 pages
...which he held. No rank short of tnat of the Duke of York — no courage and determination inferior to that of his Royal Highness — could have accomplished...the wealthy and to the powerful, whose children and protege's had formerly found a brief way to promotion. Thus a protection was afforded to those officers...
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A Biographical Memoir of His Late Royal Highness Frederick, Duke of York and ...

John Watkins - 1827 - 738 pages
...held. No rank short of that of the Duke of York, no -courage and determination inferior to that of hi* Royal Highness, could have accomplished a change so...the wealthy and to the powerful, whose children and protege's had formerly found a brief way to promotion. Thus ;\ protection was afforded to those officers...
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