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... less inefficacious than safe , would have been a base compromise of the interests of the cause , to which all his endeavours , such as they are , are now devoted , and will be for ever applied . Could the writer of these letters suppose ...
... less inefficacious than safe , would have been a base compromise of the interests of the cause , to which all his endeavours , such as they are , are now devoted , and will be for ever applied . Could the writer of these letters suppose ...
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... less pure than an anxiety to stamp with its true character a system of ag- gression , whose apparent success may serve for a prece- dent fatal to our own liberties , has prompted him to un- dertake a task , which he laments that some ...
... less pure than an anxiety to stamp with its true character a system of ag- gression , whose apparent success may serve for a prece- dent fatal to our own liberties , has prompted him to un- dertake a task , which he laments that some ...
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... less dangerous . Were they liable to adopt all the prejudices of cold - blooded poli- ticians , and , sinking the citizen in the soldier , to receive the maxims of a corrupt court as their only rule of civil conduct , then indeed might ...
... less dangerous . Were they liable to adopt all the prejudices of cold - blooded poli- ticians , and , sinking the citizen in the soldier , to receive the maxims of a corrupt court as their only rule of civil conduct , then indeed might ...
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... less capacity than inclination for conquest and dominion- undaunted persevering - unsatisfied - with most of the vices and virtues of conquerors - comparable to any of the great names of history by his exploits , inferior to some of ...
... less capacity than inclination for conquest and dominion- undaunted persevering - unsatisfied - with most of the vices and virtues of conquerors - comparable to any of the great names of history by his exploits , inferior to some of ...
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... less enviable than the condition of William the First - ridiculous as Bubb Doddington on his late peerage - a young king , but an old man , I have not heard it even surmised that the Belgian troops will stand true to their allies , in ...
... less enviable than the condition of William the First - ridiculous as Bubb Doddington on his late peerage - a young king , but an old man , I have not heard it even surmised that the Belgian troops will stand true to their allies , in ...
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Common terms and phrases
abdication allies amongst appeared armées arms army assembly autres avait bataillons Blacas Bourbons c'est capital Carnot cause chamber of representatives chambre des pairs Champ citoyens command commission commission of government comte constitution contre corps Count court d'une declaration département droits Duke of Angoulême Duke of Otranto Duke of Wellington dynasty Elba Emperor enemies England English être fait favour Fouché Français France French friends garde nationale général grand guerre hommes honour imperial intérêts jour king l'armée l'Empereur l'empire l'ennemi Labédoyère letter liberty lois Lord Castlereagh Lord Wellington Louis Louis XVIII March Marshal ment ministers monarch Moniteur Mont-Saint-Jean moyens Napoleon national guard nobles nouvelle ont été Otranto paix Paris party patrie patriots peers peuple peut present prince puissances qu'elle qu'il regiments reign royal royalists sera seront seul Signé soldats soldiers sous sovereign throne tion tout traité troops Tuilleries Vive Wellington wish