The History of the War: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, Volume 1T. Kinnersley, 1816 - 478 pages |
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Page 9
... arms was consecrated to the enjoyment of a particular race , and to command a regiment , or any vessel above the rate of a frigate , it was necessary to be a noble . Exhausted by oppression , irritated by . the continual presence of ...
... arms was consecrated to the enjoyment of a particular race , and to command a regiment , or any vessel above the rate of a frigate , it was necessary to be a noble . Exhausted by oppression , irritated by . the continual presence of ...
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... arms , hurried away to Versailles to demand bread of their sovereign , and to take vengeance on the garde de corps . The king , informed of their arrival , gave them present sustenance , and assured them that every means should be ...
... arms , hurried away to Versailles to demand bread of their sovereign , and to take vengeance on the garde de corps . The king , informed of their arrival , gave them present sustenance , and assured them that every means should be ...
Page 66
... arms in the metropolis , in the possession of private individuals , with which he proposed to equip an army of volunteers , not merely to protect Paris from any sudden assault , but to march against the enemy on the shortest notice ...
... arms in the metropolis , in the possession of private individuals , with which he proposed to equip an army of volunteers , not merely to protect Paris from any sudden assault , but to march against the enemy on the shortest notice ...
Page 77
... arms were nearly useless for want of covering from the rain ; they were destitute at this inclement season of the year , of shoes , coats , and beds ; and many of them to avoid sleeping on the wet ground , tied themselves to the trunks ...
... arms were nearly useless for want of covering from the rain ; they were destitute at this inclement season of the year , of shoes , coats , and beds ; and many of them to avoid sleeping on the wet ground , tied themselves to the trunks ...
Page 85
... arms about his neck , rested his head upon his shoulder , and sobbed bitterly for some time , exclaiming , " My poor Desezé . " It will gratify the feeling reader to be told that he was one of the few survivors of revolutionary fury ...
... arms about his neck , rested his head upon his shoulder , and sobbed bitterly for some time , exclaiming , " My poor Desezé . " It will gratify the feeling reader to be told that he was one of the few survivors of revolutionary fury ...
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