North-American Review and Miscellaneous JournalUniversity of Northern Iowa, 1860 |
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Page 228
... French military character in this day is contempt of every other nation , and an easy acquiescence in untruthful boasting . Falsehood , be it remembered , is not a military failing in any country ; it is opposed to military habits and ...
... French military character in this day is contempt of every other nation , and an easy acquiescence in untruthful boasting . Falsehood , be it remembered , is not a military failing in any country ; it is opposed to military habits and ...
Page 231
... French people or French newspapers com- plained of such things being imputed to them , we should doubtless think it very natural . But no . This is the work of a friend , of a panegyrist . This exemplifies the sort of thing which goes ...
... French people or French newspapers com- plained of such things being imputed to them , we should doubtless think it very natural . But no . This is the work of a friend , of a panegyrist . This exemplifies the sort of thing which goes ...
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... French officer ; but for the troops , it was necessary to represent the acts of the fathers as a thousand times surpassed and outdone by those of the sons . It would not have been wise to tell the truth except as embellished , and thus ...
... French officer ; but for the troops , it was necessary to represent the acts of the fathers as a thousand times surpassed and outdone by those of the sons . It would not have been wise to tell the truth except as embellished , and thus ...
Contents
THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE | 21 |
THE COMMERCE AND CURRENCY OF THE UNITED STATES | 39 |
THE CONDITION AND NEEDS OF THE INDIAN TRIBES | 57 |
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