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... France , if we may credit the following ftory , a gentleman who happens to have an eagle's neft or two on his estate , thinks them equivalent to a good farm's rent . The story we have from a gentleman lately arrived from his travels ...
... France , if we may credit the following ftory , a gentleman who happens to have an eagle's neft or two on his estate , thinks them equivalent to a good farm's rent . The story we have from a gentleman lately arrived from his travels ...
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... France , in the fight of 100,000 men without , that came to relieve it . Lord Cutts commanded the English at the general affault of the Castle , where he acquired the name of the English falamander ; scarce an officer or foldier in his ...
... France , in the fight of 100,000 men without , that came to relieve it . Lord Cutts commanded the English at the general affault of the Castle , where he acquired the name of the English falamander ; scarce an officer or foldier in his ...
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... France , when he attended Princess Mary of England on her marriage with Lewis the XIIth . - On this occafion , Francis de Volois , prefumptive heir to the crown of France , being willing to give fome proof of his valour , caufed jufts ...
... France , when he attended Princess Mary of England on her marriage with Lewis the XIIth . - On this occafion , Francis de Volois , prefumptive heir to the crown of France , being willing to give fome proof of his valour , caufed jufts ...
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... France is faid to have been killed by a fhiver of a spear ftriking him in the eye . - Likewise the tilting lance , the reft for the tilting lance , with the grand guard and the flits before the eye , through which they take the fight ...
... France is faid to have been killed by a fhiver of a spear ftriking him in the eye . - Likewise the tilting lance , the reft for the tilting lance , with the grand guard and the flits before the eye , through which they take the fight ...
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... France , for which valiant action he and all his fucceffors have the honour to wear their hats in the king's prefence ; which privilege , add they , is en- joyed by Lord Kinfale , as head of that ancient and noble family , at this day ...
... France , for which valiant action he and all his fucceffors have the honour to wear their hats in the king's prefence ; which privilege , add they , is en- joyed by Lord Kinfale , as head of that ancient and noble family , at this day ...
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