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Page 119
... French as early as the fifteenth century , when Spain was proverbial as the land of magnificent buildings , immense wealth and romantic people . French adventurers were wont to impose upon the credulous by telling of their castles ...
... French as early as the fifteenth century , when Spain was proverbial as the land of magnificent buildings , immense wealth and romantic people . French adventurers were wont to impose upon the credulous by telling of their castles ...
Page 120
... French and Indian War . It was taken from the British by the Americans under George Rogers Clark during the Revo ... French pronounced the name ell - ee - noy and the British and early Americans in the region imitated the French the best ...
... French and Indian War . It was taken from the British by the Americans under George Rogers Clark during the Revo ... French pronounced the name ell - ee - noy and the British and early Americans in the region imitated the French the best ...
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... French pronunciation very fairly the actual sounds heard by the first French explorers , when the Potawatomies , who dwelt there , called it Shecaugo , playful waters . " All these explana- tions may be mere folk etymology . The Indians ...
... French pronunciation very fairly the actual sounds heard by the first French explorers , when the Potawatomies , who dwelt there , called it Shecaugo , playful waters . " All these explana- tions may be mere folk etymology . The Indians ...
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