The Life of NelsonJohn Murray, 1831 - 352 страници |
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... person ; but if sixpence would save me from a prosecution , I would not give it . " It was his great ambition at this time to possess a pony ; and having resolved to purchase one , he went to a fair for that purpose . During his ab ...
... person ; but if sixpence would save me from a prosecution , I would not give it . " It was his great ambition at this time to possess a pony ; and having resolved to purchase one , he went to a fair for that purpose . During his ab ...
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... person , his dignified manners , and imposing talents : they believed the magnificent promises of foreign assistance which he held out , and elected him king accordingly . Had his means been as he represented them , they could not have ...
... person , his dignified manners , and imposing talents : they believed the magnificent promises of foreign assistance which he held out , and elected him king accordingly . Had his means been as he represented them , they could not have ...
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... persons was in confor- mity to their usual execrable conduct . When Gaffori advanced to batter the walls , they held up the child directly over that part of the wall at which the guns were pointed . The Corsicans stopt but Gaffori stood ...
... persons was in confor- mity to their usual execrable conduct . When Gaffori advanced to batter the walls , they held up the child directly over that part of the wall at which the guns were pointed . The Corsicans stopt but Gaffori stood ...
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... persons , who thus advised him , were rewarded for their conduct at the siege of Bastia : Nelson , by whom it may truly be affirmed that Bastia was taken , received no reward . Lord Hood's thanks to him , both public and private , were ...
... persons , who thus advised him , were rewarded for their conduct at the siege of Bastia : Nelson , by whom it may truly be affirmed that Bastia was taken , received no reward . Lord Hood's thanks to him , both public and private , were ...
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... person who left the shore ; having thus , as he said , seen the first and the last of Corsica . Provoked at the conduct of the municipality , and the disposition which the populace had shown to profit by the confusion , he turned toward ...
... person who left the shore ; having thus , as he said , seen the first and the last of Corsica . Provoked at the conduct of the municipality , and the disposition which the populace had shown to profit by the confusion , he turned toward ...
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