Workman and Soldier: A Tale of Paris Life During the Siege and the Rule of the Commune |
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... enemies to turn them against besides the Prussians , I think , " said Clement Roux bitterly . " Not unlikely , " laughed Camille . On the 19th July war was formally declared by France against Prussia . 33 CHAPTER V. ALONE IN THE WORLD ...
... enemies to turn them against besides the Prussians , I think , " said Clement Roux bitterly . " Not unlikely , " laughed Camille . On the 19th July war was formally declared by France against Prussia . 33 CHAPTER V. ALONE IN THE WORLD ...
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... enemy . The Parisian population were kept in profound ignorance by the Government of the great battles which were then raging round that frontier fortress , or were taught to believe that they were French victories . E CHAPTER VIII ...
... enemy . The Parisian population were kept in profound ignorance by the Government of the great battles which were then raging round that frontier fortress , or were taught to believe that they were French victories . E CHAPTER VIII ...
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... enemy . At last he reached Chalons ; his regiment formed part of the army of Marshal McMahon . All this time he would will- ingly have written to his father and to Josephine , but not one instant had he to put pen to paper ; the ...
... enemy . At last he reached Chalons ; his regiment formed part of the army of Marshal McMahon . All this time he would will- ingly have written to his father and to Josephine , but not one instant had he to put pen to paper ; the ...
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... enemy's country , instead of in their own ; but Pierre was ever kind , gentle , and considerate , and fortunate indeed were the families upon whom he was billeted . But for the present we must leave Pierre , and return to Paris , where ...
... enemy's country , instead of in their own ; but Pierre was ever kind , gentle , and considerate , and fortunate indeed were the families upon whom he was billeted . But for the present we must leave Pierre , and return to Paris , where ...
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... enemy without . Danton and Marat were spoken of as patriots and heroes , the massacres of September , 1792 , extolled , the Church and the priests denounced , pillage of the houses of the rich openly proposed , so that the friends of ...
... enemy without . Danton and Marat were spoken of as patriots and heroes , the massacres of September , 1792 , extolled , the Church and the priests denounced , pillage of the houses of the rich openly proposed , so that the friends of ...
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