Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1951 - 1338 pages |
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Page 63
... followed by the same consequences . The Republicans in every part of Europe were eager to see the armies of the National Convention and the Directory appear among them , and exalted in defeats which distressed and humbled those whom ...
... followed by the same consequences . The Republicans in every part of Europe were eager to see the armies of the National Convention and the Directory appear among them , and exalted in defeats which distressed and humbled those whom ...
Page 202
... followed the Restoration were by no means deficient in courage or ability ; and some kinds of talent appear to have been developed amongst them to a remarkable , we might almost say , to a morbid and un- natural degree . Neither ...
... followed the Restoration were by no means deficient in courage or ability ; and some kinds of talent appear to have been developed amongst them to a remarkable , we might almost say , to a morbid and un- natural degree . Neither ...
Page 578
... followed . Hastings complained in bitter terms of the way in which he was treated , spoke with contempt of Nuncomar and of Nuncomar's accusation , and denied the right of the Council to sit in judgment on the Governor . At the next ...
... followed . Hastings complained in bitter terms of the way in which he was treated , spoke with contempt of Nuncomar and of Nuncomar's accusation , and denied the right of the Council to sit in judgment on the Governor . At the next ...
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HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 77 |
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