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... de Lesseps consulted or refused to consult the stars on this occasion is debatable . It was to be one of the last ... Ferdinand de Lesseps belong to an Aeschylus , 55 for he was about to parallel the tragic fate of the Consul ...
... de Lesseps consulted or refused to consult the stars on this occasion is debatable . It was to be one of the last ... Ferdinand de Lesseps belong to an Aeschylus , 55 for he was about to parallel the tragic fate of the Consul ...
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... Ferdinand de Lesseps , now seventy - six years old , appeared eager to begin digging . Surely de Lesseps must have been aware of the risk involved in traversing the hazardous road ahead with only half the capital needed for the job ...
... Ferdinand de Lesseps , now seventy - six years old , appeared eager to begin digging . Surely de Lesseps must have been aware of the risk involved in traversing the hazardous road ahead with only half the capital needed for the job ...
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... Ferdinand de Lesseps : This scoundrel , walks about like a triumphant hero . The poor devil who has broken a window to steal a loaf of bread is paraded under the guard of a police officer . Nobody will ever open a judicial inquiry into ...
... Ferdinand de Lesseps : This scoundrel , walks about like a triumphant hero . The poor devil who has broken a window to steal a loaf of bread is paraded under the guard of a police officer . Nobody will ever open a judicial inquiry into ...
Contents
BunauVarillas Last Campaigns | 299 |
Appendix 1 | 335 |
Appendix 3 | 349 |
Copyright | |
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