Inside Paris During the SiegeMacmillan and Company, 1871 - 342 pages |
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... of truth and falsehood . We lingered on in this state of somno- lence till General Trochu's appointment to the Gover- norship of Paris . Thenceforth , each official bulletin which 6 INSIDE PARIS DURING THE SIEGE . [ CHAP .
... of truth and falsehood . We lingered on in this state of somno- lence till General Trochu's appointment to the Gover- norship of Paris . Thenceforth , each official bulletin which 6 INSIDE PARIS DURING THE SIEGE . [ CHAP .
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... Trochu's , conveying intimation of im- pending danger to the capital . Trochu and Palikao acted towards each other and towards us , respectively , the parts of Doctor Tant - Pis and Doctor Tant - Mieux -of course we gave the preference ...
... Trochu's , conveying intimation of im- pending danger to the capital . Trochu and Palikao acted towards each other and towards us , respectively , the parts of Doctor Tant - Pis and Doctor Tant - Mieux -of course we gave the preference ...
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... Trochu . . . . Trochu , Favre , Gambetta . " And Sedan who remembered Sedan ? Palikao's pro- clamation was still fresh upon our walls , beginning with the ominous words , " Un grand Malheur ; " but we read " Bonheur , " and substitute ...
... Trochu . . . . Trochu , Favre , Gambetta . " And Sedan who remembered Sedan ? Palikao's pro- clamation was still fresh upon our walls , beginning with the ominous words , " Un grand Malheur ; " but we read " Bonheur , " and substitute ...
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... Trochu prepares , despondingly , for the defence of Paris . Signs of general unpreparedness and disorganiza- tion were but too manifest . Disorganization - a fatal word in France , the " sauve qui peut " and death of individual energy ...
... Trochu prepares , despondingly , for the defence of Paris . Signs of general unpreparedness and disorganiza- tion were but too manifest . Disorganization - a fatal word in France , the " sauve qui peut " and death of individual energy ...
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... Trochu ; to keep a jealous watch over its deliberations , and guard it from the enervating influence of the bourgeoisie - to superintend municipal administration , inquire into matters relating to military organization , and generally ...
... Trochu ; to keep a jealous watch over its deliberations , and guard it from the enervating influence of the bourgeoisie - to superintend municipal administration , inquire into matters relating to military organization , and generally ...
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