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... force of genus , and such the general effect , that the strong traits of scenic exhibition have , in the drama of RICHARD III , ever had npon the public . Yet from this general , this received opinion there was , even in the early the ...
... force of genus , and such the general effect , that the strong traits of scenic exhibition have , in the drama of RICHARD III , ever had npon the public . Yet from this general , this received opinion there was , even in the early the ...
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... force , and over- whelming influence of prejudice ; or , in other words , the unconquerable defect of judgment in the human mind . It is advanced , with great confidence , and with no little exultation , by those who contend for the ...
... force , and over- whelming influence of prejudice ; or , in other words , the unconquerable defect of judgment in the human mind . It is advanced , with great confidence , and with no little exultation , by those who contend for the ...
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... force and acuteness of reasoning ; Eloquence , copious and accurate , commanding and persuasive , And suited from its splendour to the dignity of his mind , and to the authority of his station A lofty spirit ; a mild and ingenuous ...
... force and acuteness of reasoning ; Eloquence , copious and accurate , commanding and persuasive , And suited from its splendour to the dignity of his mind , and to the authority of his station A lofty spirit ; a mild and ingenuous ...
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... force , with the excep tion of about fifteen hundred men left in Harburg , was embarked at one o'clock in the ... forces under his command would co operate in the defence of Hamburg , should an attack be persevered in on that city . On ...
... force , with the excep tion of about fifteen hundred men left in Harburg , was embarked at one o'clock in the ... forces under his command would co operate in the defence of Hamburg , should an attack be persevered in on that city . On ...
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... force be- tween Lutzen and Weisenfels , and after dusk a strong column was seen moving in the direction of Leipsig , to which place there was clear evidence that he intended to move . -The advance corps of Count Wittgen- stein's army ...
... force be- tween Lutzen and Weisenfels , and after dusk a strong column was seen moving in the direction of Leipsig , to which place there was clear evidence that he intended to move . -The advance corps of Count Wittgen- stein's army ...
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Page 65 - Halkett's brigade advanced to the attack of the village, which was carried, the light battalion having charged and taken three guns and a howitzer on the bridge : this attack was supported by general Bradford's brigade of Portuguese infantry. During the operation at Abechuco, the enemy made the greatest efforts to repossess themselves of the village of Gamarro Maior, which were gallantly repulsed by the troops of the 5th division, under the command of major-general Oswald.
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Page 64 - Cadogan, and successively other troops to the same point ; and the Allies not only gained, but maintained possession of these important heights throughout their operations, notwithstanding all the efforts of the enemy to retake them.
Page 455 - Napoleon, but which, for the most part, contains only the ancient ordinances and customs of the realm, shall remain in force, with the exception of enactments contrary to the doctrines of religion, which, as well as the liberty of the people, has long been subjected to the caprice of the tyrant. The Senate, in which are seated some men so justly distinguished for their talents, and whom so many...