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... honoured by his acquaintance , " Have you no faults to record .. which would in some measure balance such unqualified praise ? " In no single instance , how- . ever , has anything save what was good and noble of him fallen on my ear ...
... honoured by his acquaintance , " Have you no faults to record .. which would in some measure balance such unqualified praise ? " In no single instance , how- . ever , has anything save what was good and noble of him fallen on my ear ...
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heart with indignation , and with the resolve that the lost honour of our English prestige must be at once retrieved , this young Prince , who was British by adoption , by companionship , and educa- tion , should seize the opportunity ...
heart with indignation , and with the resolve that the lost honour of our English prestige must be at once retrieved , this young Prince , who was British by adoption , by companionship , and educa- tion , should seize the opportunity ...
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... honours ..without merit were worthless titles — and to choose • his friends for their intellectual worth , and not ..their wealth or position . These three maxims may - be said to have lain at the foundation of Napo- leon III.'s ...
... honours ..without merit were worthless titles — and to choose • his friends for their intellectual worth , and not ..their wealth or position . These three maxims may - be said to have lain at the foundation of Napo- leon III.'s ...
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... honour was pledged to fulfil the engagements they had made . " Both King Louis and Hortense were in despair at this news , and the latter pro- ceeded to Florence to watch events , and be ready to act as circumstances should dictate ...
... honour was pledged to fulfil the engagements they had made . " Both King Louis and Hortense were in despair at this news , and the latter pro- ceeded to Florence to watch events , and be ready to act as circumstances should dictate ...
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... honours and dignities . Gifted with qualities of heart , she will be the ornament of the throne , as in the hour of danger she will be one of its most courageous defenders . A pious Catholic , her prayers will be united with mine for ...
... honours and dignities . Gifted with qualities of heart , she will be the ornament of the throne , as in the hour of danger she will be one of its most courageous defenders . A pious Catholic , her prayers will be united with mine for ...
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