Around the World with General Grant: A Narrative of the Visit of General U.S. Grant, Ex-president of the United States, to Various Countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878, 1979 : to which are Added Certain Conversations with General Grant on Questions Connected with American Politics and History, Volume 1, Part 2American News Company, 1879 |
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Page 333
... command sits waiting , calmly smoking his cigarette . A group of beggars with petitions in their hands crowd the door of the hotel , waiting the coming of the man who , having ruled forty millions of people , can , they believe , by a ...
... command sits waiting , calmly smoking his cigarette . A group of beggars with petitions in their hands crowd the door of the hotel , waiting the coming of the man who , having ruled forty millions of people , can , they believe , by a ...
Page 335
... command , which was made easy by the complaisance and good nature and the uniforms of our naval friends . A uniform counts for a great deal in calling upon a pacha . The consuls came with compliments . The bishops and patriarchs all ...
... command , which was made easy by the complaisance and good nature and the uniforms of our naval friends . A uniform counts for a great deal in calling upon a pacha . The consuls came with compliments . The bishops and patriarchs all ...
Page 350
... command will bring you an almond - stem pipe with its amber mouth - piece , will fill the bowl with the most delicate tobacco , and you can loll on a divan , propped up by cushions , and puff away by the hour , drinking from time to ...
... command will bring you an almond - stem pipe with its amber mouth - piece , will fill the bowl with the most delicate tobacco , and you can loll on a divan , propped up by cushions , and puff away by the hour , drinking from time to ...
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... command of our vernacular . dan . MEETING WITH BISMARCK . " The general and I , " said the prince , " were fellow cam- paigners in France , and we became great friends . 99 General Grant said that he had had letters from Sheridan ...
... command of our vernacular . dan . MEETING WITH BISMARCK . " The general and I , " said the prince , " were fellow cam- paigners in France , and we became great friends . 99 General Grant said that he had had letters from Sheridan ...
Page 412
... command - his ex- act rank , his age , how long he held the command , and remarked that he was about the same age as the Crown Prince . The General made a reference to the deliberations of the Congress , and hoped that there would be a ...
... command - his ex- act rank , his age , how long he held the command , and remarked that he was about the same age as the Crown Prince . The General made a reference to the deliberations of the Congress , and hoped that there would be a ...
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