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But the French Ambassador was not in a complaisant mood . He took up an injured tone , and replicd that he had been asked to do the same thing two years before ; he had given way then , but “ if he should now againe do the like ...
But the French Ambassador was not in a complaisant mood . He took up an injured tone , and replicd that he had been asked to do the same thing two years before ; he had given way then , but “ if he should now againe do the like ...
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The French poured a heavy fire into the assailants from the rampart of the fort , but the bravery of the English Grenadiers , stimulated as they were by promises of reward , and eager to display their courage under the eyes of their ...
The French poured a heavy fire into the assailants from the rampart of the fort , but the bravery of the English Grenadiers , stimulated as they were by promises of reward , and eager to display their courage under the eyes of their ...
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NE of the ambassadors most agreeable to the Empress Court at that time set up the French as their standard for imitation , and the chief amusements consisted in writing and acting French plays and composing impromptu French verses .
NE of the ambassadors most agreeable to the Empress Court at that time set up the French as their standard for imitation , and the chief amusements consisted in writing and acting French plays and composing impromptu French verses .
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Parsonages Country By Rev M G WATKINS M | 226 |
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