The Works of Lord Macaulay Complete: History of EnglandLongmans, Green, and Company, 1897 |
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Page 454 - Ildefonso, in the armies of Frederic and in the armies of Maria Theresa. One exile became a Marshal of France. Another became Prime Minister of Spain.
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Page 296 - Come on," he cried in French, pointing to the popish squadrons; "come on, gentlemen; there are your persecutors." Those were his last words. As he spoke, a band of Irish horsemen rushed upon him and encircled him for a moment. When they retired, he was on the ground. His friends raised him; but he was already a corpse. Two saber wounds were on his head; and a bullet from a carbine was lodged in his neck.
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