Memoirs of the Sansons, from Private Notes and Documents. 1689-1847, Volume 2Chatto and Windus, 1876 |
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... took up his hat and his musket , and reappeared . But his wife had had time to reflect , and reflection drove away her compassion . Fearful that her husband should meddle with some mysterious and dangerous business , she tried to pull ...
... took up his hat and his musket , and reappeared . But his wife had had time to reflect , and reflection drove away her compassion . Fearful that her husband should meddle with some mysterious and dangerous business , she tried to pull ...
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... more careful , ' continued the stranger , in a gentle tone ; and he stretched out his hand and took up a breviary . ' You do not know Latin , and- ' He stopped , for the extraordinary emotion which appeared on 16 MEMOIRS OF THE SANSONS .
... more careful , ' continued the stranger , in a gentle tone ; and he stretched out his hand and took up a breviary . ' You do not know Latin , and- ' He stopped , for the extraordinary emotion which appeared on 16 MEMOIRS OF THE SANSONS .
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... took it , impulsively as it were ; for the gravity of the man's words , and the respect with which he held the box , sur- prised him very much . They then returned to the room where the two nuns were waiting for them . You live in a ...
... took it , impulsively as it were ; for the gravity of the man's words , and the respect with which he held the box , sur- prised him very much . They then returned to the room where the two nuns were waiting for them . You live in a ...
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... took place then are not of sufficient importance to be recorded in these memoirs ; and no name worth mentioning occurs in my notes up to the famous conspiracy of La Rouerie , which aimed at nothing less than the overthrow of the ...
... took place then are not of sufficient importance to be recorded in these memoirs ; and no name worth mentioning occurs in my notes up to the famous conspiracy of La Rouerie , which aimed at nothing less than the overthrow of the ...
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... took part in the American War of Independence . On his return to France , he showed some favour for the new ideas that were then spreading like wildfire ; the danger of the King , however , excited his imagination , and rekindled his ...
... took part in the American War of Independence . On his return to France , he showed some favour for the new ideas that were then spreading like wildfire ; the danger of the King , however , excited his imagination , and rekindled his ...
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