Heroes, Philosophers, and Courtiers of the Time of Louis XVI.Hurst and Blackett, 1863 |
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... reign of Louis XVI . , de Mau- repas , the old intriguer , was rather disposed to make light of the naval power which , withont his aid , had grown thus amazingly ; for Horace Wal- pole spoke below the mark when he wrote , as above , as ...
... reign of Louis XVI . , de Mau- repas , the old intriguer , was rather disposed to make light of the naval power which , withont his aid , had grown thus amazingly ; for Horace Wal- pole spoke below the mark when he wrote , as above , as ...
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... reigns and centuries of accumulating evil and corruption - lived a great part of their time in the presence of their subjects . They dined in public ; they drove in public . The public was ad- mitted to the fêtes of Versailles , and ...
... reigns and centuries of accumulating evil and corruption - lived a great part of their time in the presence of their subjects . They dined in public ; they drove in public . The public was ad- mitted to the fêtes of Versailles , and ...
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... reign amidst all her court , and yet that majesty did not in the least detract from the extreme kind- ness and benevolence of her look .... Her features were not regular ; she derived from her family that long , narrow oval peculiar to ...
... reign amidst all her court , and yet that majesty did not in the least detract from the extreme kind- ness and benevolence of her look .... Her features were not regular ; she derived from her family that long , narrow oval peculiar to ...
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... reign of Louis XIV . , denounced sin from the pulpit of Versailles , as did the fervent and pious curé to the inhabitants of any distant province , part of whose traditional creed was , that the King could do no wrong . The meek Fénélon ...
... reign of Louis XIV . , denounced sin from the pulpit of Versailles , as did the fervent and pious curé to the inhabitants of any distant province , part of whose traditional creed was , that the King could do no wrong . The meek Fénélon ...
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... reign of Louis XV . Since then , as beforesaid , fortune had been fickle to the mystic count , although time still spared him to re - appear at Versailles as though not a day older than when he was there in the time of Madame de ...
... reign of Louis XV . Since then , as beforesaid , fortune had been fickle to the mystic count , although time still spared him to re - appear at Versailles as though not a day older than when he was there in the time of Madame de ...
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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...
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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.
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