Identifier: siegeofquebec01doug (find matches)
Title: The siege of Quebec and the battle of the Plains of Abraham
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Doughty, Arthur G. (Arthur George), Sir, 1860-1936 Parmelee, G. W. (George William), 1860-1941
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Publisher: Quebec : Dussault & Proulx
Contributing Library: ROM - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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red tohim a prodigious city. The streets were crowded with people of a large size and well limbed, and the womenvery handsome. They have clearer skins and fairer com-plexions than the women in England or Scotland, and areexceedingly straight and well made. After about a week spent in seeing the sights of dear, 1752) LIFE OF WOLFE 51 dirty Dublin, Wolfe said farewell to liis uncle and sailedfor Bristol, proceeding thence to London. At last lie suc-ceeded in getting his long expelled leave of absence fromthe commander-in-chief with permission to visit the con-tinent. His Colonel, Lord Bury, interested himself activelyin his behalf and after leave was obtained gave him a letterof introduction to the Karl of Albemarle, Lord Burys father,who was at the time British ambassador in France. Gen-eral Wolfe did what was more essential to the enterprise bysupplying the necessary funds. With the means thusfurnished and the letter of introduction, Wolfe left Londonon the 2°*^ of October for Paris.
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CHAPTER V PARIS—SCOTLAND—ENGLAND—ROCHEFORT WToLFE made the passage from London to Paris in fivedays, and immediately after his arrival he began tolearn riding, dancing and fencing. To acquire rapidlyan accurate knowledge of the French language he resolvedto discard, both in conversation and in writing, his mothertongue. As there were then many English people in Pariswith whom he was acquainted he experienced some difficultyin carrying his resolution into effect. Lord Albemarle, theBritish ambassador, showed him many kindnesses andseemed to be particularly admired by Wolfe for his air,his address, his manners, and his graces. The letters of Wolfe embrace a large variety of topicssuch as French manners, courts, religious disputes, womenand gossip. Like a true Briton he rather scorned what heregarded as the polish and superficiality of French man-ners. He tells his mother that there are men that onlydesire to shine, and that had rather say a smart thing thando a great one ; there a

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