 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 - Pagina 11827Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | 1827 - 472 pagine
...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.... | |
 | James Lyon (of Fairhaven, Vermont) - 486 pagine
...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... | |
 | 1827 - 616 pagine
...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.... | |
 | John Watkins - 1827 - 636 pagine
...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... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 500 pagine
...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... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1827 - 1072 pagine
...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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 506 pagine
...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... | |
 | John Sykes - 1827 - 126 pagine
...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,... | |
 | 1827 - 728 pagine
...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... | |
 | John Watkins - 1827 - 738 pagine
...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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