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Page 524
... give him back his big green ring - just to play with ; but they never , never would . He went and sat silently on his Important Town , with the corners of his mouth drawn down very far . It was not like the House of Glittering Things ...
... give him back his big green ring - just to play with ; but they never , never would . He went and sat silently on his Important Town , with the corners of his mouth drawn down very far . It was not like the House of Glittering Things ...
Page 532
... give battle . On the 25th the two armies came together , amid rain and fog , on the Katzbach . After a bitter struggle , the French were routed with frightful loss . A terrific rain - storm set in , and the whole country was turned into ...
... give battle . On the 25th the two armies came together , amid rain and fog , on the Katzbach . After a bitter struggle , the French were routed with frightful loss . A terrific rain - storm set in , and the whole country was turned into ...
Page 533
... give the alarm to Bülow , who hurried in and turned the affair into a general engagement . At first the advan- tage was with the Prussians ; then Ney , at an opportune moment , began to throw in Oudinot's corps , a move which seemed ...
... give the alarm to Bülow , who hurried in and turned the affair into a general engagement . At first the advan- tage was with the Prussians ; then Ney , at an opportune moment , began to throw in Oudinot's corps , a move which seemed ...
Page 550
... give an opportunity for new combinations . » This was the last of Napoleon's great strategic schemes destined to be crowned with success ; it had but a single drawback . While Napo- leon was still the boldest man in war that ever lived ...
... give an opportunity for new combinations . » This was the last of Napoleon's great strategic schemes destined to be crowned with success ; it had but a single drawback . While Napo- leon was still the boldest man in war that ever lived ...
Page 551
... give Alsace to Francis in return for Galicia , thus checking Austria by both Prussia and France , so that he could work his will in the Orient . Metter- nich wished the old balance of power , and had determined on the restoration of the ...
... give Alsace to Francis in return for Galicia , thus checking Austria by both Prussia and France , so that he could work his will in the Orient . Metter- nich wished the old balance of power , and had determined on the restoration of the ...
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