Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough with His Original Correspondence: Collected from the Family Records at Blenheim, and Other Authentic Sources, Volume 2G. Bell, 1907 |
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... Wood- stock without giving me one look , for whatever hard thoughts you may have of me , I am sure I do not deserve them , and I will not be uneasy if you come to me ; for though you are never so unkind , I will ever pre- serve a most ...
... Wood- stock without giving me one look , for whatever hard thoughts you may have of me , I am sure I do not deserve them , and I will not be uneasy if you come to me ; for though you are never so unkind , I will ever pre- serve a most ...
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... Wood- stock , with the house of Blenheim , should always descend with the title . In the course of the deliberation , the Duke of Marlborough addressed the house , in terms indicative of his gratitude and satisfaction . 66 My lords ...
... Wood- stock , with the house of Blenheim , should always descend with the title . In the course of the deliberation , the Duke of Marlborough addressed the house , in terms indicative of his gratitude and satisfaction . 66 My lords ...
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... , took post in a wood , but were sur- rounded and reduced to surrender . Great part of the bag- gage and artillery , with a hundred and twenty standards , fell into the hands of the enemy . Galway was 1707. ] 61 BATTLE OF ALMANZA .
... , took post in a wood , but were sur- rounded and reduced to surrender . Great part of the bag- gage and artillery , with a hundred and twenty standards , fell into the hands of the enemy . Galway was 1707. ] 61 BATTLE OF ALMANZA .
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... Woods or coppices are found only on the steep acclivities where the plough cannot act , or in patches of plantations , except towards France , where the country is shaded by forests . Numerous villages and hamlets enliven this rich and ...
... Woods or coppices are found only on the steep acclivities where the plough cannot act , or in patches of plantations , except towards France , where the country is shaded by forests . Numerous villages and hamlets enliven this rich and ...
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... re - echoed by the woods , and heightened by the growing darkness , infused new ardour into the ranks of the allies , and equally damped the courage of the enemy . Cut off from their own army 262 [ CH . LXIX LIFE OF MARLBOROUGH .
... re - echoed by the woods , and heightened by the growing darkness , infused new ardour into the ranks of the allies , and equally damped the courage of the enemy . Cut off from their own army 262 [ CH . LXIX LIFE OF MARLBOROUGH .
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