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Page 36
... gloomy chasm of suspended services , by the most heroic exploits , and who revenged , by a deed of glory , those sufferings and indignities which were unknown to the magnanimous spirit of modern warfare , until displayed within the ...
... gloomy chasm of suspended services , by the most heroic exploits , and who revenged , by a deed of glory , those sufferings and indignities which were unknown to the magnanimous spirit of modern warfare , until displayed within the ...
Page 60
... gloomy reign of Robespierre ) , the blood of this good man , who , from his wealth , piety , and munificence , possessed considerable influence in Rouen , was sought after with keen pursuit . Madame G was the protectress of his life ...
... gloomy reign of Robespierre ) , the blood of this good man , who , from his wealth , piety , and munificence , possessed considerable influence in Rouen , was sought after with keen pursuit . Madame G was the protectress of his life ...
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... gloomy appearance , seemed not to possess half the musical genius of a dancing bear . Upon my return through the market place , I beheld the miserable wretch , at whose trial I was present in the morning , drawn out to execution . He ...
... gloomy appearance , seemed not to possess half the musical genius of a dancing bear . Upon my return through the market place , I beheld the miserable wretch , at whose trial I was present in the morning , drawn out to execution . He ...
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... gloomy and painful spectacle , which seemed to excite but little sensation in the market place , where its petty traffic and concerns proceeded with their accustomed activity , and the women at their stalls , which extended to the foot ...
... gloomy and painful spectacle , which seemed to excite but little sensation in the market place , where its petty traffic and concerns proceeded with their accustomed activity , and the women at their stalls , which extended to the foot ...
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... gloomy depository , lowered the whole down to the sextons , who , covering it with a pall , bore it off to the place of burial . The velocity of this mode of execution can alone recommend it . The pangs of death are passed almost in the ...
... gloomy depository , lowered the whole down to the sextons , who , covering it with a pall , bore it off to the place of burial . The velocity of this mode of execution can alone recommend it . The pangs of death are passed almost in the ...
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