One Thousand Sayings of History Presented as Pictures in ProseGryphon Books, 1971 - 919 Seiten |
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... held under guard in his own palace on the charge of treason . Tzetzes , a twelfth century writer , adapts the tale accord- ingly : — Belisarius would let down a bag from his cell - window with the appeal , Give an obolus to Belisarius ...
... held under guard in his own palace on the charge of treason . Tzetzes , a twelfth century writer , adapts the tale accord- ingly : — Belisarius would let down a bag from his cell - window with the appeal , Give an obolus to Belisarius ...
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... held the throne by his own wisdom , without bloodshed . . . . . Charles X lacked common - sense . He was headstrong and dictatorial . He claimed power " by divine right " ( that age - worn pretense of royalty ) . The consequences could ...
... held the throne by his own wisdom , without bloodshed . . . . . Charles X lacked common - sense . He was headstrong and dictatorial . He claimed power " by divine right " ( that age - worn pretense of royalty ) . The consequences could ...
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... held high his unkempt head- and well he might . He was the last soldier of the Grande Armée to quit Russian soil . With a handful of the guards he had held the bridge - head at Kovno on the Niemen till the rearmost French column was ...
... held high his unkempt head- and well he might . He was the last soldier of the Grande Armée to quit Russian soil . With a handful of the guards he had held the bridge - head at Kovno on the Niemen till the rearmost French column was ...
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN Alexander American April arms army battle became Bonaparte brave British brought Caesar celebrated Charles Charlotte Corday church Cicero commander Compare courage court crown death declared defeated died duke Eastern Roman Empire emperor enemy England English exclaimed execution famous fell fight fire force fortune France Frederick French friends gave German Girondists Greek hand head Henry honor hundred John Julius Caesar July June king King of France letter lived Lord Louis Louis XIV Louis XVI Louis XVIII Madame March Marie Marie Antoinette marshal Marshal of France minister Napoleon NAPOLEON BONAPARTE nation never NICOLAS CHAMFORT night palace Paris peace Philip philosopher poet President prince prisoner queen reign remarkable reply Roman Rome royal ruler Russian sent Sept soldiers statesman surrender sword thou thousand throne took troops uttered victory wife William words wrote