Heroes, Philosophers, and Courtiers of the Time of Louis XVI.Hurst and Blackett, 1863 |
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... heads of those who had grown old in the command of the sea . " But France , now about to revenge herself for the loss of Canada , knew the value of personal animosity too well to permit d'Estaing thus to withdraw him- self . In 1778 ...
... heads of those who had grown old in the command of the sea . " But France , now about to revenge herself for the loss of Canada , knew the value of personal animosity too well to permit d'Estaing thus to withdraw him- self . In 1778 ...
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... head cut off ) , and now Horace wrote to Harry Conway : " Saturday , July 18th , 1778 . " Yesterday evening the following notices were fixed up in Lloyd's Coffee - house : " That a merchant in the City had received an express from ...
... head cut off ) , and now Horace wrote to Harry Conway : " Saturday , July 18th , 1778 . " Yesterday evening the following notices were fixed up in Lloyd's Coffee - house : " That a merchant in the City had received an express from ...
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... heads of the Queen's party ; and , after long searches and inquiries , it was found that De Sartine had kept £ 70,000 to himself , and given £ 30,000 to Beaumarchais ; that Maure- pas , Miromesnil , and the Duc d'Aiguillon had one ...
... heads of the Queen's party ; and , after long searches and inquiries , it was found that De Sartine had kept £ 70,000 to himself , and given £ 30,000 to Beaumarchais ; that Maure- pas , Miromesnil , and the Duc d'Aiguillon had one ...
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... head . The Dey of Algiers declared that it was strange that so great a power as Eng- land should send out as envoy to him , the great Mussulman , " a small beardless boy . " " Had the King of Great Britain , " retorted Keppel ...
... head . The Dey of Algiers declared that it was strange that so great a power as Eng- land should send out as envoy to him , the great Mussulman , " a small beardless boy . " " Had the King of Great Britain , " retorted Keppel ...
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... head ! Pincers which rend me ! Being of beings ! ... God ! ' ( He re- mained a long time with his eyes fixed on the sky ) then he said : ' My dear wife ! let us embrace each other . Help me to walk . ' ( He strove to rise from his seat ...
... head ! Pincers which rend me ! Being of beings ! ... God ! ' ( He re- mained a long time with his eyes fixed on the sky ) then he said : ' My dear wife ! let us embrace each other . Help me to walk . ' ( He strove to rise from his seat ...
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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.