The London Quarterly Review, Volume 15Theodore Foster, 1817 |
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Page 29
... prince , who ( says M. de Puisaye ) knew how to do honour to himself by admitting virtue to its proper place . ' Shades of political opinion were as little regarded among the Vendeans as distinction of rank . In this , also , they were ...
... prince , who ( says M. de Puisaye ) knew how to do honour to himself by admitting virtue to its proper place . ' Shades of political opinion were as little regarded among the Vendeans as distinction of rank . In this , also , they were ...
Page 43
... Prince de Conti had been his patron , and he remained in France , only because the prince did not emigrate . He entered the army , having , as the Comte de Puisaye believes , the example of Monk in his mind . He was employed to fight ...
... Prince de Conti had been his patron , and he remained in France , only because the prince did not emigrate . He entered the army , having , as the Comte de Puisaye believes , the example of Monk in his mind . He was employed to fight ...
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... Prince de Talmont committed an error in occupying a road which ought to have been left open for the flying republi- cans ; they were flying when he drove them back , and then taking courage from despair , they rallied and made head ...
... Prince de Talmont committed an error in occupying a road which ought to have been left open for the flying republi- cans ; they were flying when he drove them back , and then taking courage from despair , they rallied and made head ...
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... Prince de Talmont proposed marching to Paris , an absurd proposal , which has been erroneously imputed to Roche Jaquelein : it would have been madness to attempt this , unless all Bretagne had risen to support them ; but the indispen ...
... Prince de Talmont proposed marching to Paris , an absurd proposal , which has been erroneously imputed to Roche Jaquelein : it would have been madness to attempt this , unless all Bretagne had risen to support them ; but the indispen ...
Page 106
... prince in disguise ; the present of a pair of pistols silenced him , and procured a letter to his brother , sirdar of Puhra , in which , however , he stated his suspicions : our traveller therefore thought it best to relinquish , at ...
... prince in disguise ; the present of a pair of pistols silenced him , and procured a letter to his brother , sirdar of Puhra , in which , however , he stated his suspicions : our traveller therefore thought it best to relinquish , at ...
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