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... French costume and travelling in a carriage of the country , for the purpose of ascertaining in whose possession Brussels was , whether Boney was here , and what chance Lord Waterpark had of recovering certain heavy packages he had left ...
... French costume and travelling in a carriage of the country , for the purpose of ascertaining in whose possession Brussels was , whether Boney was here , and what chance Lord Waterpark had of recovering certain heavy packages he had left ...
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... French newspaper correspondent before probable that it was a phrase , current in the French army , that Rougemont first crystal- lized in print . It is practically impossible to discover the originator of a phrase that Shall we ever ...
... French newspaper correspondent before probable that it was a phrase , current in the French army , that Rougemont first crystal- lized in print . It is practically impossible to discover the originator of a phrase that Shall we ever ...
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... French hairy " ) is perhaps derived from the slang phrase Avoir du poil , " ' to be brave , courageous . " The ... French Territorials , who differ so essentially from our own in- asmuch as they are composed chiefly of " pères de ...
... French hairy " ) is perhaps derived from the slang phrase Avoir du poil , " ' to be brave , courageous . " The ... French Territorials , who differ so essentially from our own in- asmuch as they are composed chiefly of " pères de ...
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... French were advancing in force on the side of Charleroi and Namur , and the Duke , who read the despatch in the ballroom , immediately ordered the officers to repair to their quarters by day- light . A sad gloom overspread the enter ...
... French were advancing in force on the side of Charleroi and Namur , and the Duke , who read the despatch in the ballroom , immediately ordered the officers to repair to their quarters by day- light . A sad gloom overspread the enter ...
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... French Books . Notes . WATERLOO . ( Concluded from p . 3. ) I SUBJOIN two more letters written by the Rev. Spencer Madan from Brussels with reference to the battle of Waterloo : - IV . [ To his father . ] - Brussels , June 19 , 1815 ...
... French Books . Notes . WATERLOO . ( Concluded from p . 3. ) I SUBJOIN two more letters written by the Rev. Spencer Madan from Brussels with reference to the battle of Waterloo : - IV . [ To his father . ] - Brussels , June 19 , 1815 ...
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