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... French franc . It cannot be said that intellectual improvement has kept pace with the material prosperity of B. , though in this respect also there has been a percep- tible advance . The great hindrances to a thorough development of the ...
... French franc . It cannot be said that intellectual improvement has kept pace with the material prosperity of B. , though in this respect also there has been a percep- tible advance . The great hindrances to a thorough development of the ...
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... French . The French lan- guage has gained the ascendency in educated society , and in the offices of government ; but the Flemish dialect prevails numerically in the proportion of 4 to The Catholic religion is the prevailing form ...
... French . The French lan- guage has gained the ascendency in educated society , and in the offices of government ; but the Flemish dialect prevails numerically in the proportion of 4 to The Catholic religion is the prevailing form ...
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... French Revolution . B. was conquered by Pichegru in the campaign of 1794 , and subsequently united to France by the treaties of Campo - Formio and Luneville . It now shared in the fortunes of France during the Consul- ate and the Empire ...
... French Revolution . B. was conquered by Pichegru in the campaign of 1794 , and subsequently united to France by the treaties of Campo - Formio and Luneville . It now shared in the fortunes of France during the Consul- ate and the Empire ...
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... French army in the battle of Waterloo , June 18 , 1815. The Prussians gave the name B. to this decisive battle ; the French named it from Mont - Saint - Jean , the key of the British position , about two miles to the north ; but the ...
... French army in the battle of Waterloo , June 18 , 1815. The Prussians gave the name B. to this decisive battle ; the French named it from Mont - Saint - Jean , the key of the British position , about two miles to the north ; but the ...
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... French into the English and various other languages . It is generally used in a vague way to designate the more refined departments of literature , but has in fact no precise limits . In English usage it is synonymous with another vague ...
... French into the English and various other languages . It is generally used in a vague way to designate the more refined departments of literature , but has in fact no precise limits . In English usage it is synonymous with another vague ...
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