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Page 173
... French were more elated , and the English more dismayed . · 7. The raising of the siege of Orleans was one part of her promise to Charles ; the other , which was his coronation at Rheims , yet remained to be performed , and appeared a ...
... French were more elated , and the English more dismayed . · 7. The raising of the siege of Orleans was one part of her promise to Charles ; the other , which was his coronation at Rheims , yet remained to be performed , and appeared a ...
Page 313
... FRENCH REVOLUTION . 1. THE history of the French revolution , and of the events which led to it , has hitherto been written only by party zeal- ots , and those of no very commanding talents or extended views . When hereafter its Tacitus ...
... FRENCH REVOLUTION . 1. THE history of the French revolution , and of the events which led to it , has hitherto been written only by party zeal- ots , and those of no very commanding talents or extended views . When hereafter its Tacitus ...
Page 356
... French could not have remained longer than they did . It was entirely from the want of provisions that the retreat of the French army became necessary . Very few of the churches were destroyed ; from the nature of their structure they ...
... French could not have remained longer than they did . It was entirely from the want of provisions that the retreat of the French army became necessary . Very few of the churches were destroyed ; from the nature of their structure they ...
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