The Substance of Some Letters |
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... officers of that ship had listened to the voice of the tempter . For this the commanding officer had received his reward . What was his reception at home , in return for having bestowed upon an acknowledged Emperor the ho- nours of ...
... officers of that ship had listened to the voice of the tempter . For this the commanding officer had received his reward . What was his reception at home , in return for having bestowed upon an acknowledged Emperor the ho- nours of ...
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... officer : ( diffi cult as it was to reconcile that judgment , to my mind so erro- neous , with what I formerly knew of ... officers ; and to have refused a gratuity offered them at disembarkation by the Emperor , in terms both rude and ...
... officer : ( diffi cult as it was to reconcile that judgment , to my mind so erro- neous , with what I formerly knew of ... officers ; and to have refused a gratuity offered them at disembarkation by the Emperor , in terms both rude and ...
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... officer at the post house informed me , that the Emperor's horses had arrived a few days ago . The same precautions have been taken , I since learn , in all the extremities of the empire ; but my Lord Fife is wrong in stating , as I see ...
... officer at the post house informed me , that the Emperor's horses had arrived a few days ago . The same precautions have been taken , I since learn , in all the extremities of the empire ; but my Lord Fife is wrong in stating , as I see ...
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... officer rode quickly past the windows , waving his sword to the lines to fall back a little , and shortly afterwards ... officers of the national guard then quitted their ranks and rushed towards the Emperor , who addressed them in the ...
... officer rode quickly past the windows , waving his sword to the lines to fall back a little , and shortly afterwards ... officers of the national guard then quitted their ranks and rushed towards the Emperor , who addressed them in the ...
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... officers of the guard were kind enough to push me forwards within ten paces of him ; many of the spectators were about the same distance from him on his right and his left , whilst a whole line of them stood opposite , just far enough ...
... officers of the guard were kind enough to push me forwards within ten paces of him ; many of the spectators were about the same distance from him on his right and his left , whilst a whole line of them stood opposite , just far enough ...
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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