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... attention and hospitality to which they conceive themselves entitled , the Russians alone are not to blame . - We assert , however , in com- mon with Sir Robert Wilson , ( and we have no unsubstantial grounds for the assertion , ) that ...
... attention and hospitality to which they conceive themselves entitled , the Russians alone are not to blame . - We assert , however , in com- mon with Sir Robert Wilson , ( and we have no unsubstantial grounds for the assertion , ) that ...
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... attention of the enemy , who directed some cannon at him : the first ball struck the earth under his horse , and covered the animal and his rider with sods : a se- cond ball was fired with similar accuracy , when the attendant Cossaque ...
... attention of the enemy , who directed some cannon at him : the first ball struck the earth under his horse , and covered the animal and his rider with sods : a se- cond ball was fired with similar accuracy , when the attendant Cossaque ...
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... attention has for some time been par- ticularly directed to improvements in these important objects . We are now brought to the account of the campaigns of 1806 and 1807 , in which the prowess and patience of the Russian troops were put ...
... attention has for some time been par- ticularly directed to improvements in these important objects . We are now brought to the account of the campaigns of 1806 and 1807 , in which the prowess and patience of the Russian troops were put ...
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... attention to their domestic duties , and for at- tachment to their husbands and chil- dren . Both men and women , ' says Admiral Kempenfelt , ' are strong and well made ; they breathe a wholesome air , are in continual exercise , and ...
... attention to their domestic duties , and for at- tachment to their husbands and chil- dren . Both men and women , ' says Admiral Kempenfelt , ' are strong and well made ; they breathe a wholesome air , are in continual exercise , and ...
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... attention of the shopkeeper are suspended during those hours ; and the doors and windows of the latter are as closely shut as at night , or on a holyday . Though the Spanish peasantry treat every man they meet with politeness , they ...
... attention of the shopkeeper are suspended during those hours ; and the doors and windows of the latter are as closely shut as at night , or on a holyday . Though the Spanish peasantry treat every man they meet with politeness , they ...
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