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... taken leave of the Pope , he passed through France on his return home , where he was kindly received by the king and queen , who bestowed upon him the bishopric of Bour- ges in France , which annually brought him in 400 tons of wine ...
... taken leave of the Pope , he passed through France on his return home , where he was kindly received by the king and queen , who bestowed upon him the bishopric of Bour- ges in France , which annually brought him in 400 tons of wine ...
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... taken in a lading of rice for Fokien , have sunk , and their cargoes , which amounted to 100,000 bushels , are wholly lost . With regard to other vessels , whether small or great , which had not entered the harbour , 10 or 12 of the ...
... taken in a lading of rice for Fokien , have sunk , and their cargoes , which amounted to 100,000 bushels , are wholly lost . With regard to other vessels , whether small or great , which had not entered the harbour , 10 or 12 of the ...
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... taken : guns might be placed in the co- Profiles . vert - way and outworks to obstruct the enemy's ap- proach ; and when they come near the place , they might coXXH . be transported into the inner works : and as the body of the place ...
... taken : guns might be placed in the co- Profiles . vert - way and outworks to obstruct the enemy's ap- proach ; and when they come near the place , they might coXXH . be transported into the inner works : and as the body of the place ...
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... taken to make all the sides of the polygon as nearly equal as possible , and that the length of the lines of defence do not exceed the reach of musket - shot ; but if that cannot be done , those sides which are on the narrowest part ...
... taken to make all the sides of the polygon as nearly equal as possible , and that the length of the lines of defence do not exceed the reach of musket - shot ; but if that cannot be done , those sides which are on the narrowest part ...
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... taken to add likewise more to the fronts AB , EF , in order to render the advantages and disadvantages of attacking on either side equal . ever so deep , the water of which will serve for common use . Of Irregula tion . Places built on ...
... taken to add likewise more to the fronts AB , EF , in order to render the advantages and disadvantages of attacking on either side equal . ever so deep , the water of which will serve for common use . Of Irregula tion . Places built on ...
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