 | 1840 - 974 pagine
...king's salt, and, therefore, I consider it my duty to serve with unhesitating zeal and cheerfulness, when or wherever the king or his government may think proper to employ me." In his place in parliament (for the borough of Rye) he repelled the unworthy attacks made upon the... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1835 - 638 pagine
...and, therefore, I conceive it to be my duty to serve with unhesitating zeal and cheerfulness, when and wherever the King or his government may think proper to employ me.' This maxim has the more force from there being officers in the army, who, unfortunately for them, having... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1843 - 1154 pagine
...reduced to the rank of a brigadier of infantry, he replied — " For this reason — I was niniuk-wallah, as we say in the East; I have ate of the King's salt;...or his Government may think proper to employ me." Jfor was this disinterested and high-minded patriotism and sense of duty without its final reward ;... | |
 | Andrew Redman Bonar - 1845 - 472 pagine
...have ate of the king's salt, and therefore consider it my duty to serve with zeal and promptitnde, when or wherever, the king Or his government may think...thrown up the command, and rested on the laurels of Seringapatam and Assaye ; but Wellington pursued the path of duty under every shght, and he lived to... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1850 - 740 pagine
...of infantry, he replied, " For this reason—I was ' nimukwallah,' as we say in the East; I have ate the King's salt, and, therefore, I consider it my...when or wherever the King or his Government may think fit to employ me/' Here was true magnanimity, for it was forgetfuluess of self in the cause of duty.... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1850 - 746 pagine
...infantry, he replied, " For this reason — I was ' nimukwallah,' as we say in the East ; I have ate the King's salt, and, therefore, I consider it my...when or wherever the King or his Government may think fit to employ me." Here was true magnanimity, for it was forgetfulness of self in the cause of duty.... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1854 - 416 pagine
...the East ; I have ate of the king's salt; and therefore I consider it my duty to serve with zeal aud promptitude when or wherever the king or his government...thrown up the command, and rested on the laurels of Seringapatam and Assaye ; but Wellington pursued the path of duty under every slight, and he lived... | |
 | Philip Smith Sparling - 1854 - 136 pagine
...nimuk wallah, as we say in the East; I have eat of the King's salt, and therefore I consider it to be my duty to serve with zeal and promptitude, when or...or his Government may think proper to employ me." WELLINGTON AT WATERLOO. NEVER was a falser statement than that which ascribes the victory to Chance.... | |
 | Sir Archibald Alison - 1860 - 750 pagine
...of 40,000 men, received the Order of the Bath and the thanks of parliament, could thus submit to bo reduced to the rank of a brigadier of infantry, he...thrown up the command, and rested on the laurels of Seringapatam and Assaye ; but Wellington pursued the path of duty under every slight, and he lived... | |
 | Charles Duke Yonge - 1860 - 722 pagine
...therefore I " conceive it to be my duty to serve with unhesitating " zeal and cheerfulness when and wherever the King " or his government may think proper to employ me." In the summer of 1807, however, he was called to take a share in more active operations. Napoleon and... | |
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I was nimuk-wallah, as we say in the East ; I have ate of the King's salt ; and therefore I consider it my duty to serve with zeal and promptitude when or wherever the King or his government may think proper to employ me. 
