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... honour , to render important ser- vices to their nation , and to obtain the distinguishing reward of bravery , the permission of emblazoning their bucklers . CRUELTY AND REVENGE . In a war between the emperor Tamerlane and the Rajah of ...
... honour , to render important ser- vices to their nation , and to obtain the distinguishing reward of bravery , the permission of emblazoning their bucklers . CRUELTY AND REVENGE . In a war between the emperor Tamerlane and the Rajah of ...
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... honours . MUSICAL REVENGE . Haydn when in London , not a little piqued at the dull insensibility of some of his auditors , who during the exe- cution of his finest symphonies were sometimes observed napping ( 2 ) , resolved to hint ( 3 ) ...
... honours . MUSICAL REVENGE . Haydn when in London , not a little piqued at the dull insensibility of some of his auditors , who during the exe- cution of his finest symphonies were sometimes observed napping ( 2 ) , resolved to hint ( 3 ) ...
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... honour will encourage him , and I shall not fear to cure him of his idleness . ( 1 ) Incitement , motif . ( 2 ) To be outdone , être vaincu . ( 3 ) I'll , abrégé de I will ; voyez la table des abréviations , Grammaire pratique , p . 314 ...
... honour will encourage him , and I shall not fear to cure him of his idleness . ( 1 ) Incitement , motif . ( 2 ) To be outdone , être vaincu . ( 3 ) I'll , abrégé de I will ; voyez la table des abréviations , Grammaire pratique , p . 314 ...
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... honour and glory . As a source of sensual pleasure , it is one of the purest and most dignified : it touches the soul , and ele- vates and refines its nature . Conducted by philosophy , it is able to infuse the noblest thoughts , to ...
... honour and glory . As a source of sensual pleasure , it is one of the purest and most dignified : it touches the soul , and ele- vates and refines its nature . Conducted by philosophy , it is able to infuse the noblest thoughts , to ...
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... honour to the nation , though the necessity of such a law may be said to reflect disgrace upon it . Any person convicted ( 2 ) of cruelly ill - treating horses or other animals , is fined five shillings for the first offence , and the ...
... honour to the nation , though the necessity of such a law may be said to reflect disgrace upon it . Any person convicted ( 2 ) of cruelly ill - treating horses or other animals , is fined five shillings for the first offence , and the ...
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