Heroes, Philosophers, and Courtiers of the Time of Louis XVI.Hurst and Blackett, 1863 |
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... Italy , Keppel then being bound ( at twenty - four years of age ) to demand satisfaction of the States of Barbary , for acts of piracy committed in the trade of the Mediterranean . By this mission Keppel nearly lost his head . The Dey ...
... Italy , Keppel then being bound ( at twenty - four years of age ) to demand satisfaction of the States of Barbary , for acts of piracy committed in the trade of the Mediterranean . By this mission Keppel nearly lost his head . The Dey ...
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... Italian by birth , but I renounced my country's mode of thinking and of acting from the moment I set foot upon French ground . ' As I did , ' said Marie Antoinette . ' I know you did , madame , ' I ventured to continue ; but I presume ...
... Italian by birth , but I renounced my country's mode of thinking and of acting from the moment I set foot upon French ground . ' As I did , ' said Marie Antoinette . ' I know you did , madame , ' I ventured to continue ; but I presume ...
36. oldal
... Italian roof ; the cupola was surrounded by balconies , where women not presented to the Queen easily gained places , from whence they could enjoy the sight of that brilliant company . " There , below , stood Marie Antoinette , that ...
... Italian roof ; the cupola was surrounded by balconies , where women not presented to the Queen easily gained places , from whence they could enjoy the sight of that brilliant company . " There , below , stood Marie Antoinette , that ...
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... Italian : ' Il figlio è nato ! ' Her Ma- jesty was disappointed in her dearest wish . She brought forth a girl . At the moment when Ver- mond cried , " The Queen is happily delivered ! ' the crowd precipitated itself into the room , and ...
... Italian : ' Il figlio è nato ! ' Her Ma- jesty was disappointed in her dearest wish . She brought forth a girl . At the moment when Ver- mond cried , " The Queen is happily delivered ! ' the crowd precipitated itself into the room , and ...
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... Italian , and in a remarkably clear charac- ter ; they are curious specimens of the use of lan- guage in concealing thought ; of a charlatan's faith ; of cunning ; of servility to the great ; and of uxoriousness . Throughout the whole ...
... Italian , and in a remarkably clear charac- ter ; they are curious specimens of the use of lan- guage in concealing thought ; of a charlatan's faith ; of cunning ; of servility to the great ; and of uxoriousness . Throughout the whole ...
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306. oldal - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
133. oldal - They directed it to be ornamented with suitable devices. Some of the principal actions of the war, in which you distinguished yourself by your bravery and conduct, are, therefore, represented upon it. These, with a few emblematic figures, all admirably well executed, make its principal value. By the help of the exquisite artists...
371. oldal - History of England from the Accession of James I. to the Disgrace of Chief Justice Coke
371. oldal - Amen ! Amen ! One who knew him well, and may with good cause love him, has said : " But for Irving, I had never known what the communion of man with man means. His was the freest, brotherliest, bravest human soul mine ever came in contact with : I call him, on the whole, the best man I have ever, after trial enough, found in this world, or now hope to find.
240. oldal - O'Hara on horseback, who, riding up to General Washington, took off his hat and apologized for the non-appearance of Lord Cornwallis, on account of indisposition. Washington received him with dignified courtesy, but pointed to MajorGeneral Lincoln as the officer who was to receive the submission of the garrison.
371. oldal - LIFE OF EDWARD IRVING. The Life of Edward Irving, Minister of the National Scotch Church, London. Illustrated by his Journals and Correspondence. By Mrs. OLIPHANT. Portrait. Svo, Cloth, $3 50. RAWLINSON'S MANUAL OF ANCIENT HISTORY. A Manual of Ancient History, from the Earliest Times to the Fall of the Western Empire. Comprising the History of Chaldsea, Assyria, Media, Babylonia, Lydia, Phoenicia, Syria, Judffia.