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... England . - Their Gratitude . - Make the Port of Havre . - Panic of the Emigrants . - Landing described . - Hôtel de la Paix . - Breakfast Knife . - Muni- cipality . DURING the whole of the second day after our arrival , the town of ...
... England . - Their Gratitude . - Make the Port of Havre . - Panic of the Emigrants . - Landing described . - Hôtel de la Paix . - Breakfast Knife . - Muni- cipality . DURING the whole of the second day after our arrival , the town of ...
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... England without a passport , owing to the repeated assurances of both the ministerial and opposition prints , and also of a person high in ad- ministration , that none were necessary . The first question propounded to us by the ...
... England without a passport , owing to the repeated assurances of both the ministerial and opposition prints , and also of a person high in ad- ministration , that none were necessary . The first question propounded to us by the ...
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... England , were very rapacious , and had amassed consider- able wealth during the war . The approach to the light houses , through a row of elms , is very pleasant ; they stand upon an immense high per pendicular cliff , and are lofty ...
... England , were very rapacious , and had amassed consider- able wealth during the war . The approach to the light houses , through a row of elms , is very pleasant ; they stand upon an immense high per pendicular cliff , and are lofty ...
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... England , I confess it , I could " not help shedding many . " Such sentiments did not disgrace the generous abbé -- such a nation is worthy of such feelings . Our horses were of the Norman breed , small , stout , short , and full of ...
... England , I confess it , I could " not help shedding many . " Such sentiments did not disgrace the generous abbé -- such a nation is worthy of such feelings . Our horses were of the Norman breed , small , stout , short , and full of ...
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... an ancient English lady of fashion , when she first paid her respects to James I. soon after his accession to the crown of England , of the royal drawing room being so very dirty , that after THE MUSTARD - POT . 51 the levee she was.
... an ancient English lady of fashion , when she first paid her respects to James I. soon after his accession to the crown of England , of the royal drawing room being so very dirty , that after THE MUSTARD - POT . 51 the levee she was.
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abbé admiration afterwards amiable amongst appearance battle of Marengo beautiful beheld Bonaparte Caen carriage celebrated centre charming Cherbourg church colour consul consular court curious DEAF AND DUMB delight dinner display dressed elegant England English entered excited exhibition exquisite fashion favour favourite formerly France French gardens genius gloomy grand hall handsome Havre honour horses immense lady late light livres lofty looked Lower Normandy Madame magnificent ment military mind minister Monsieur morning MUSEUM NETLEY ABBEY noble Norman hunter o'clock observed paintings palace PALACE OF ARTS PALAIS ROYAL Paris party passed person Petit Trianon pier glasses politeness pounds sterling present prison received repose republic revolution revolutionary Robespierre Rouen scene seated seemed side Sir John Carr sir Sidney sols soon SOUTHAMPTON RIVER suffered surprised Talleyrand taste Temple theatre Thuilleries tion Torr Abbey town visited walks whilst young