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... French should con- quer , what would become of English liberty ? My dear friends , liberty is the Englishman's prerogative ; we must preserve that at the expense of our lives ; of that the French shall never deprive us . It is not to be ...
... French should con- quer , what would become of English liberty ? My dear friends , liberty is the Englishman's prerogative ; we must preserve that at the expense of our lives ; of that the French shall never deprive us . It is not to be ...
Page 65
... French , still he keeps up the conversation , fixes his eye full in your face , and asks a thousand ques- tions , which he answers himself for want of a more satis- factory reply . " But their civility to foreigners is not half so great ...
... French , still he keeps up the conversation , fixes his eye full in your face , and asks a thousand ques- tions , which he answers himself for want of a more satis- factory reply . " But their civility to foreigners is not half so great ...
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... French forces under Count Lally land unexpectedly at Pondicherry with the declared inten- tion of clearing the ... French success . Madras is in imminent danger of falling ; the English are about to be thrust out of Southern India ...
... French forces under Count Lally land unexpectedly at Pondicherry with the declared inten- tion of clearing the ... French success . Madras is in imminent danger of falling ; the English are about to be thrust out of Southern India ...
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