 Twenty-one years," answered the soldier. The king, struck with his youth, which plainly indicated that he had not borne a musket so long as that, said to him, much astonished, " How old are you ?" " One year, an't please your majesty, (n'en déplaise...  Ollendorff's New Method of Learning to Read, Write, and Speak the Spanish ... - Page 387by Mariano Velázquez de la Cadena, Théodore Simonné - 1850 - 558 lehteFull view - About this book
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...him. Accordingly he perfected himself in them by the next day ; 'and as soon as he appeared in the ranks, Frederick came up to interrogate him; but he happened to begin upon him with the second question— 1 -" How long have you been in my service? "Twenty „ - . ... - ' ' ^... | |
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...him : accordingly he perfected himfelf in them by the next day ; and as foon as he appeared in the ranks Frederick came up to interrogate him : but he happened to begin upon him ^vith the fecond queftion, " How long have you been in my fervice r''—" Twenty-one years," anfwered... | |
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...soon espied him in the ranks, and came up to interrogate him, but began with the second question, " How long have you been in my service ?" " Twenty-one...answered the soldier. The King struck with his youth and surprised at his answer, asked " how old are you ?" " One year an't please your majesty" when Frederick... | |
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...that he was to make. He accordingly learned them by the next day; and as soon as he appeared in the ranks, Frederick came up to interrogate him ; but...question, and asked him, "How long have you been in my serv ice ?" " Twenty-one years !" answered the soldier. The king, struck with his youth, which plainly... | |
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...was to make the King. Accordingly he learned thrm by the next day ; and as soon as he appeared in the ranks, Frederick came up to interrogate him, but he happened to begin upon him by the -ir .nil question, and asked him, "How long have you been in my service?" "Twenty one yean, answered... | |
 | 1820 - 442 lehte
...next day ; and as soon as he appeared in the ranks, Frederick came up to interrogate him, but he t happened to begin upon him by the second question,...youth, which plainly indicated that he had not borne a musket so long as that, said to him, much astonished, " How old are you ?" — " One year, an't please... | |
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...was to make the king. Accordingly he learned them by the next day ; and as soon as he appeared in the ranks, Frederick came up to interrogate him : but...the soldier. The king, struck with his youth, which plainlyindicated that he had not bore a musket so long as that, said to him, vnuch astonished. " How... | |
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...came up to interrogate him. His majesty, however, happened to begin with the second question first, and asked him, " How long have you been in my service...youth, which plainly indicated that he had not borne a musket near so long as that, said to him, much astonished, " How hold are you?" " One year, an't please... | |
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...Frederic came up to interrogate him. His majesty however happened to begin with the second question first, and asked him, " How long have you been in my service...answered the soldier. The king, struck with his youth, that plainly indicated he had not borne a musket near so long as that, said to him much astonished,... | |
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...'.amfi up to interrogate him. His majesty however happened to begin with the second question first, and asked him," How long have you been in my service ?'' " Twenty-one years," answered thesoldier. The king, struck with his youth, that plainly indicated he had not borne a musket near... | |
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