The History of the War: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, Volume 3 |
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... wounds inflicted by the revolution and by the despotism of Napolean , while , as far as the honour and external relations of the country were involved , he would contribute to raise them as nearly as possible to the level of its former ...
... wounds inflicted by the revolution and by the despotism of Napolean , while , as far as the honour and external relations of the country were involved , he would contribute to raise them as nearly as possible to the level of its former ...
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... wounds inflicted by a government which gave itself up to the business of destruction . It is necessary , therefore , that the nation should be informed of the extent and the cause of its misfortunes , in order to be able to set a due ...
... wounds inflicted by a government which gave itself up to the business of destruction . It is necessary , therefore , that the nation should be informed of the extent and the cause of its misfortunes , in order to be able to set a due ...
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... wounds , and perpetually drawing from itself resources always insufficient . Under the head of agriculture the prospect is more flattering . The cultivation of land and the breeding of cattle have of late years been better understood ...
... wounds , and perpetually drawing from itself resources always insufficient . Under the head of agriculture the prospect is more flattering . The cultivation of land and the breeding of cattle have of late years been better understood ...
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... wounded , and there was another gene- ral wounded , whose wound , had it been at- tended with serious consequences , would have rendered the victory , upon the whole , a doubtful good . Sir John Hope crossed the Adour in a flotilla ...
... wounded , and there was another gene- ral wounded , whose wound , had it been at- tended with serious consequences , would have rendered the victory , upon the whole , a doubtful good . Sir John Hope crossed the Adour in a flotilla ...
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... wounds which for more than twenty years had been inflicted on the fairest por- tion of the globe . These assurances were amply redeemed in their conduct to the French nation , within the walls of Paris , and by the sacrifice of just ...
... wounds which for more than twenty years had been inflicted on the fairest por- tion of the globe . These assurances were amply redeemed in their conduct to the French nation , within the walls of Paris , and by the sacrifice of just ...
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The History of the War: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to ... Hewson Clarke No preview available - 2015 |
The History of the War, from the Commencement of the French Revolution to ... Hewson Clarke No preview available - 2016 |
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