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Page 76
... never went into the army without regret and never retired without pleasure . At Versailles the French government conducted him , with an escort , as a distinguished guest to the famous gallery of war paintings in the palace . " I tried ...
... never went into the army without regret and never retired without pleasure . At Versailles the French government conducted him , with an escort , as a distinguished guest to the famous gallery of war paintings in the palace . " I tried ...
Page 188
... never taken before ; but it was one I never forgot afterwards . From that event to the close of the war , I never experi- enced trepidation upon confronting an enemy , though I always felt more or less anxiety . I never forgot that he ...
... never taken before ; but it was one I never forgot afterwards . From that event to the close of the war , I never experi- enced trepidation upon confronting an enemy , though I always felt more or less anxiety . I never forgot that he ...
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... never had the faintest inkling of that fact . He considered it a huge triumph . He was elected for two terms ; he remained in his exalted post for eight years , and at the end he knew hardly any more about life and affairs than he knew ...
... never had the faintest inkling of that fact . He considered it a huge triumph . He was elected for two terms ; he remained in his exalted post for eight years , and at the end he knew hardly any more about life and affairs than he knew ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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