Inside Paris During the SiegeMacmillan and Company, 1871 - 342 pages |
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... going on within ten minutes ' walk . A wounded man was brought in from the Place du Carrousel ; he had been trying to break a stone eagle off one of the palace statues , and the eagle had contused his pate . The doctors were ex- pecting ...
... going on within ten minutes ' walk . A wounded man was brought in from the Place du Carrousel ; he had been trying to break a stone eagle off one of the palace statues , and the eagle had contused his pate . The doctors were ex- pecting ...
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... going through a number of lanes and by - streets , we came at last to a long ground - floor room lit up with gas , from whence issued a buzz of many voices ; and on enter- ing , we found ourselves amidst a throng of blouses 18 INSIDE ...
... going through a number of lanes and by - streets , we came at last to a long ground - floor room lit up with gas , from whence issued a buzz of many voices ; and on enter- ing , we found ourselves amidst a throng of blouses 18 INSIDE ...
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... going to be blown up . " " Poor things , " the women would say , with the unlimited pity of the female heart , and they would straightway supply the betrayed heroes with all manner of food and drink . But National Guards come up bluster ...
... going to be blown up . " " Poor things , " the women would say , with the unlimited pity of the female heart , and they would straightway supply the betrayed heroes with all manner of food and drink . But National Guards come up bluster ...
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... going to the front . I stopped at the corner of the road , near the railway viaduct , to watch how they would pass through the gap in the barricade . Next me , a young Adonis of the Law Schools , with a pair of carefully - trimmed ...
... going to the front . I stopped at the corner of the road , near the railway viaduct , to watch how they would pass through the gap in the barricade . Next me , a young Adonis of the Law Schools , with a pair of carefully - trimmed ...
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... going on around them . Chatillon convinced them of the superiority of the Prussian artillery , and their con- victions are not easily shaken . The army is sadly demoralized and takes no pains to conceal it . Listen to the conversations ...
... going on around them . Chatillon convinced them of the superiority of the Prussian artillery , and their con- victions are not easily shaken . The army is sadly demoralized and takes no pains to conceal it . Listen to the conversations ...
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