A History of Our Own Times from the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, Volume 3Chatto & Windus, 1880 - Great Britain |
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... ' . . 163 XXXIX . THE IONIAN ISLANDS 188 • XL . THE TORY DIOGENES ROLLING HIS TUB . . 201 XLI . THE FRENCH TREATY AND THE PAPER DUTIES 226 XLII . TROUBLES IN THE EAST 261 230825 CHAPTER PAGE XLIII . THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA 284.
... ' . . 163 XXXIX . THE IONIAN ISLANDS 188 • XL . THE TORY DIOGENES ROLLING HIS TUB . . 201 XLI . THE FRENCH TREATY AND THE PAPER DUTIES 226 XLII . TROUBLES IN THE EAST 261 230825 CHAPTER PAGE XLIII . THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA 284.
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... French . For a country of practical men England is ruled to a marvellous extent by phrases , and the term ' un - English ' was destined for a consider- able time to come to settle all attempts at the intro- duction of any system of ...
... French . For a country of practical men England is ruled to a marvellous extent by phrases , and the term ' un - English ' was destined for a consider- able time to come to settle all attempts at the intro- duction of any system of ...
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... : ' I'll fer him , and firk him , and ferret him - discuss the same in French unto him . ' Sir John Bowring called out to the Chinese Gover- nor , Yeh , that he would fer him , and firk him and ferret him , and bade the same be discussed ...
... : ' I'll fer him , and firk him , and ferret him - discuss the same in French unto him . ' Sir John Bowring called out to the Chinese Gover- nor , Yeh , that he would fer him , and firk him and ferret him , and bade the same be discussed ...
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... French in India the Company had taken the sovereigns of Delhi under their protection , nomi- nally to save them from the aggressiveness of the rival power ; and , as might be expected , the Delhi monarchs soon became mere pensionaries ...
... French in India the Company had taken the sovereigns of Delhi under their protection , nomi- nally to save them from the aggressiveness of the rival power ; and , as might be expected , the Delhi monarchs soon became mere pensionaries ...
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... French Revolution differed from the Mutiny of the Nore . These causes affected variously but at once the army , the princes , and the populations of India . ' The causes and motives for sedition , ' says Bacon -and the words have been ...
... French Revolution differed from the Mutiny of the Nore . These causes affected variously but at once the army , the princes , and the populations of India . ' The causes and motives for sedition , ' says Bacon -and the words have been ...
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