The Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, Volume 16J. Murray, 1835 |
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Page 180
... Ibid . ] ( 3 ) [ " à peu près à quatre - vingts verstes de la mer : elle a près de trois milles toises de tour . " - Ibid . ] A Greek had raised around this elevation A quantity of 180 CANTO VII . DON JUAN .
... Ibid . ] ( 3 ) [ " à peu près à quatre - vingts verstes de la mer : elle a près de trois milles toises de tour . " - Ibid . ] A Greek had raised around this elevation A quantity of 180 CANTO VII . DON JUAN .
Page 181
... Ibid . p . 202. ] ( 3 ) [ Casemate is a work made under the rampart , like a cellar or cave , with loopholes to place guns in it , and is bomb proof , ― Milit . Dict . ] - ( 4 ) [ When the breastwork of a battery is only of such height ...
... Ibid . p . 202. ] ( 3 ) [ Casemate is a work made under the rampart , like a cellar or cave , with loopholes to place guns in it , and is bomb proof , ― Milit . Dict . ] - ( 4 ) [ When the breastwork of a battery is only of such height ...
Page 182
... du fleuve , la ville est absolument ouverte ; les Turcs ne croyaient pas que les Russes pussent jamais avoir une flotille dans le Da- nube . " - Ibid . p . 203. ] XV . Still I'll record a few , if but 182 CANTO VII . DON JUAN .
... du fleuve , la ville est absolument ouverte ; les Turcs ne croyaient pas que les Russes pussent jamais avoir une flotille dans le Da- nube . " - Ibid . p . 203. ] XV . Still I'll record a few , if but 182 CANTO VII . DON JUAN .
Page 186
... Ibid . p . 203. ] ( 3 ) [ " Un habitude blâmable , celle de mépriser son ennemi , fut la cause . " - Ibid . p . 203. ] One of the valorous " Smiths " whom we shall 186 DON JUAN . CANTO VII . DON JUAN CANTO VII DON JUAN CANTO VIII.
... Ibid . p . 203. ] ( 3 ) [ " Un habitude blâmable , celle de mépriser son ennemi , fut la cause . " - Ibid . p . 203. ] One of the valorous " Smiths " whom we shall 186 DON JUAN . CANTO VII . DON JUAN CANTO VII DON JUAN CANTO VIII.
Page 188
... Ibid . p . 204. ] 66 ( 3 ) [ ... près de six heures : les batteries de terre secondaient la flotille ; mais on reconnût alors que les canonnades ne suffisaient pas pour réduire la place , on fit la retraite à une heure . Un lançon sauta ...
... Ibid . p . 204. ] 66 ( 3 ) [ ... près de six heures : les batteries de terre secondaient la flotille ; mais on reconnût alors que les canonnades ne suffisaient pas pour réduire la place , on fit la retraite à une heure . Un lançon sauta ...
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