John Cassell's illustrated history of England. The text, to the reign of Edward i by J.F. Smith; and from that period by W. Howitt, Volume 91865 |
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... soon was this bright prospect overcast ! Who could have imagined that before the end of the year , that home would be visited by death , and that the Queen , then so happy , should become a heartbroken widow - smitten down by a calamity ...
... soon was this bright prospect overcast ! Who could have imagined that before the end of the year , that home would be visited by death , and that the Queen , then so happy , should become a heartbroken widow - smitten down by a calamity ...
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... soon transpired that she was a Con- federate cruiser , and that , having just captured at sea a large American merchant ship , the Harvey Birch , she had , after removing her crew and such plunder as was not too bulky , set fire to and ...
... soon transpired that she was a Con- federate cruiser , and that , having just captured at sea a large American merchant ship , the Harvey Birch , she had , after removing her crew and such plunder as was not too bulky , set fire to and ...
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... soon shown to be a mistaken opinion . pupil teachers ! The other defect of the system of Mr. Walpole moved , on the 11th March , a series of resolu- annual grants Mr. Lowe ( then Vice - President of the tions , declaring it to be ...
... soon shown to be a mistaken opinion . pupil teachers ! The other defect of the system of Mr. Walpole moved , on the 11th March , a series of resolu- annual grants Mr. Lowe ( then Vice - President of the tions , declaring it to be ...
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... soon as such evidence was supplied , he immediately sent it to the head of his department , and , while requesting instructions , indicated the extreme urgency of the case . But now there unfortunately occurred an act of gross ...
... soon as such evidence was supplied , he immediately sent it to the head of his department , and , while requesting instructions , indicated the extreme urgency of the case . But now there unfortunately occurred an act of gross ...
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... soon after , and the major part of the state was recovered . A desperate attempt to reverse the course of fortune was made by the Confederates in April , when , under their ablest general , Albert Sidney Johnston , they attacked in ...
... soon after , and the major part of the state was recovered . A desperate attempt to reverse the course of fortune was made by the Confederates in April , when , under their ablest general , Albert Sidney Johnston , they attacked in ...
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