Cours de versions anglaises ou Recueil choisi d'anecdotes, traits historiques, singularités, ...Ad. Wahlen, 1841 - 251 pages |
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... commanded the Rajah to shoot : he how- ever replied , with an air of offended dignity , " * I shall obey no orders but those of my conqueror . " Tamerlane immediately gave the word , " shoot . " He was instantly obeyed , and received in ...
... commanded the Rajah to shoot : he how- ever replied , with an air of offended dignity , " * I shall obey no orders but those of my conqueror . " Tamerlane immediately gave the word , " shoot . " He was instantly obeyed , and received in ...
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... her remember , how God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his only son . ( 1 ) To guess , deviner . ( 2 ) Roguery , friponnerie . ( 3 ) Acuteness , finesse . ( 4 ) Cost of suit , frais du procès . Ah ! reverend father , replied she , " God.
... her remember , how God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his only son . ( 1 ) To guess , deviner . ( 2 ) Roguery , friponnerie . ( 3 ) Acuteness , finesse . ( 4 ) Cost of suit , frais du procès . Ah ! reverend father , replied she , " God.
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... commanded the fortress of Vin- cennes near Paris at the time of the invasion of the al- lied armies in 1814. When he was summoned by the Russians to surrender the fortress , he replied : " Not till you restore me my leg . CAUSES AND ...
... commanded the fortress of Vin- cennes near Paris at the time of the invasion of the al- lied armies in 1814. When he was summoned by the Russians to surrender the fortress , he replied : " Not till you restore me my leg . CAUSES AND ...
Page 155
... commanded by Hourchid . After many vicissitudes , he was so pressed that he was compelled to take refuge in a part of the citadel of Yanina with about fifty men who had remained faith- ful to him . The building which he had chosen for ...
... commanded by Hourchid . After many vicissitudes , he was so pressed that he was compelled to take refuge in a part of the citadel of Yanina with about fifty men who had remained faith- ful to him . The building which he had chosen for ...
Page 170
... commanded the regiment d'Auvergne , to reconnoître . He had not advan- ced far before he fell into an ambuscade of the advance guard ; he was immediately surrounded and seized ; the soldiers placed their bayonets to his breast , and ...
... commanded the regiment d'Auvergne , to reconnoître . He had not advan- ced far before he fell into an ambuscade of the advance guard ; he was immediately surrounded and seized ; the soldiers placed their bayonets to his breast , and ...
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