The History of the War: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, Volume 3 |
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... circumstances precisely similar . The invaders , after having suffered the greatest degradation from Buonaparte , after they had seen their respective countries desolated by the conqueror , and themselves obliged to bend to his will ...
... circumstances precisely similar . The invaders , after having suffered the greatest degradation from Buonaparte , after they had seen their respective countries desolated by the conqueror , and themselves obliged to bend to his will ...
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... circumstances , the allies spare Paris ! they enter it not as conquerors , not as aven- gers of their own wrongs , but as friends ! they treat it with as much respect and ten- derness as if it had been one of their own capitals . Could ...
... circumstances , the allies spare Paris ! they enter it not as conquerors , not as aven- gers of their own wrongs , but as friends ! they treat it with as much respect and ten- derness as if it had been one of their own capitals . Could ...
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... circumstances , however , operated against the policy , otherwise so conspicuous of pro- moting Talleyrand to his situation : those of the French nation who were still attached to Buonaparte beheld him with dislike , as the betrayer of ...
... circumstances , however , operated against the policy , otherwise so conspicuous of pro- moting Talleyrand to his situation : those of the French nation who were still attached to Buonaparte beheld him with dislike , as the betrayer of ...
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... circumstances , that all writings of thirty sheets or under should be communicated to him before being printed . The appointment of censors was to be vested in the king ; and the director - general was to cause every work to be examined ...
... circumstances , that all writings of thirty sheets or under should be communicated to him before being printed . The appointment of censors was to be vested in the king ; and the director - general was to cause every work to be examined ...
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... circumstances would have formed great armies , disappeared in this manner without taking part in any engagement . Hence arose the necessity of multiplying levies without number , to replace incessantly by new armies the almost total ...
... circumstances would have formed great armies , disappeared in this manner without taking part in any engagement . Hence arose the necessity of multiplying levies without number , to replace incessantly by new armies the almost total ...
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The History of the War: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to ... Hewson Clarke No preview available - 2015 |
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