Littell's Living Age, 74. köideLiving Age Company Incorporated, 1862 |
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... present volume is formed , therefore , out of these two different com- positions . The journal does not give any distinct notice of the grounds which induced Gentz to resolve upon leaving Berlin , and forsak- ing the Prussian service ...
... present volume is formed , therefore , out of these two different com- positions . The journal does not give any distinct notice of the grounds which induced Gentz to resolve upon leaving Berlin , and forsak- ing the Prussian service ...
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... present journal that recent events had much lowered the confidence of Gentz in the effi- with the French in the field . His clear eye had accurately taken the measure of Aus- trian men and things , and though he re- tained his old ...
... present journal that recent events had much lowered the confidence of Gentz in the effi- with the French in the field . His clear eye had accurately taken the measure of Aus- trian men and things , and though he re- tained his old ...
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... present during the whole campaign . His opinion is , that , through gross dilatoriness , the archduke lost two valuable days , and that he only fought the drawn battle of Aspern " when forced to do so with the knife at his throat ...
... present during the whole campaign . His opinion is , that , through gross dilatoriness , the archduke lost two valuable days , and that he only fought the drawn battle of Aspern " when forced to do so with the knife at his throat ...
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... present time , there is a radical difference , which whoever overlooks , must fail in appreciating the full weight of the troubles that now press upon the empire . In the interval between the two periods dis- content has made a vast ...
... present time , there is a radical difference , which whoever overlooks , must fail in appreciating the full weight of the troubles that now press upon the empire . In the interval between the two periods dis- content has made a vast ...
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... present at this singular weaning , and from the preceding evening whole families had camped on the plain . Covered with canvas over hoops , the wagons , placed in line , formed a barrier , behind which refuge could be taken in case of ...
... present at this singular weaning , and from the preceding evening whole families had camped on the plain . Covered with canvas over hoops , the wagons , placed in line , formed a barrier , behind which refuge could be taken in case of ...
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Page 356 - ... enough* and that was dead. Nothing could seem too rich to clothe the sun, Much less those joys which trample on his head. As flames do work and wind, when they ascend ; So did I weave myself into the sense. But while I bustled, I might hear a friend Whisper, " How wide is all this long pretence! " There is in love a sweetness ready penned : " Copy out only that, and save expense.