Sir Edward Thomason's memoirs during half a centuryLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845 |
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... France had commenced , and been already carried on since 1793. Every effort was made to deprive the French of their naval power . The French Govern- ment , however , kept their fleets in the inner harbours of Brest , Dunkirk , and other ...
... France had commenced , and been already carried on since 1793. Every effort was made to deprive the French of their naval power . The French Govern- ment , however , kept their fleets in the inner harbours of Brest , Dunkirk , and other ...
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... France . You will think it odd that I should send these prints ; but , in truth , I am not willing that Mrs. Thomason should have had a bad opinion of my taste on this or on any other subject . I am sorry that , after promising ...
... France . You will think it odd that I should send these prints ; but , in truth , I am not willing that Mrs. Thomason should have had a bad opinion of my taste on this or on any other subject . I am sorry that , after promising ...
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... France . " Consulat - Général de France en Angleterre . " Nous , Armand Louis Maurice Ségnier , Cheva- lier de Saint Louis , Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur , Lieutenant Colonel de Cavalerie , Consul - Général de France en Angleterre ...
... France . " Consulat - Général de France en Angleterre . " Nous , Armand Louis Maurice Ségnier , Cheva- lier de Saint Louis , Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur , Lieutenant Colonel de Cavalerie , Consul - Général de France en Angleterre ...
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... France , to unite in such an expedition which would be worthy the character of both nations , as the triumph would not be made available for the purpose of aggrandizement , but to advance the general interests of humanity , I con ...
... France , to unite in such an expedition which would be worthy the character of both nations , as the triumph would not be made available for the purpose of aggrandizement , but to advance the general interests of humanity , I con ...
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... France was played by the Abbé Sieyes with such success before the Sovereign of 1 Prussia as to produce for the service of France 40,000 112.
... France was played by the Abbé Sieyes with such success before the Sovereign of 1 Prussia as to produce for the service of France 40,000 112.
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Page 424 - And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me ; for the earth is filled with violence through them ; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Page 427 - And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
Page 392 - Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
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Page 418 - These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens...
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Page 419 - And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden ; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food ; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Page 392 - For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
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