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... French dramatists who ventured to introduce on the stage native , instead of Greek , Roman , or other outlandish heroes . He was born at St. In Flour , in Auvergne , 17th November 1727 , and died 5th March 1775. His father having died ...
... French dramatists who ventured to introduce on the stage native , instead of Greek , Roman , or other outlandish heroes . He was born at St. In Flour , in Auvergne , 17th November 1727 , and died 5th March 1775. His father having died ...
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... French - are occasionally concise and valuable ; but on the whole must be accepted with qualifications . Like all the early travellers , B. had a greedy ear for the marvel- His errors are also numerous . The latest edition by Asher ...
... French - are occasionally concise and valuable ; but on the whole must be accepted with qualifications . Like all the early travellers , B. had a greedy ear for the marvel- His errors are also numerous . The latest edition by Asher ...
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... French govern- ment proposed that he should found a colony at Madagascar , and he at once acquiesced . B. arrived on the island in February 1774 , and was made king in 1776 by the chiefs in conclave , he adopting the native costume ...
... French govern- ment proposed that he should found a colony at Madagascar , and he at once acquiesced . B. arrived on the island in February 1774 , and was made king in 1776 by the chiefs in conclave , he adopting the native costume ...
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... French poet , was born in Paris , 19th August 1780 , in the house of his grandfather , a tailor in the Rue Montorgueil , to whose care he was left entirely by his father , a scheming and not over - scrupulous financier . After living ...
... French poet , was born in Paris , 19th August 1780 , in the house of his grandfather , a tailor in the Rue Montorgueil , to whose care he was left entirely by his father , a scheming and not over - scrupulous financier . After living ...
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... French in the Appointed Marshal of Portugal in March , at the north of that kingdom , crossed the river Douro , drove Loison's division back to Amarante , and unit- ing with the force under Sir Arthur Wellesley , pursued it in its ...
... French in the Appointed Marshal of Portugal in March , at the north of that kingdom , crossed the river Douro , drove Loison's division back to Amarante , and unit- ing with the force under Sir Arthur Wellesley , pursued it in its ...
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