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Page 185
... entered Mexico , an engagement had taken place near Vera Cruz between the Mexicans and a detachment of the Spanish ... entering the city ; but , reflecting on his precarious situation , he resolved to make it a pretext for seizing the ...
... entered Mexico , an engagement had taken place near Vera Cruz between the Mexicans and a detachment of the Spanish ... entering the city ; but , reflecting on his precarious situation , he resolved to make it a pretext for seizing the ...
Page 243
... entered upon the study of the law . Mr. Williams received all possible assist- ance from his generous patron ; but finding this employment not altogether congenial to his feelings , he turned his atten- tion to divinity . After having ...
... entered upon the study of the law . Mr. Williams received all possible assist- ance from his generous patron ; but finding this employment not altogether congenial to his feelings , he turned his atten- tion to divinity . After having ...
Page 353
... entered the Russian dɔ- minions with an army of nearly three hundred thousand men , in the highest state of equipment and discipline . With this tremendous force he compelled the Russians to abandon their fortified camp at Drissa , and ...
... entered the Russian dɔ- minions with an army of nearly three hundred thousand men , in the highest state of equipment and discipline . With this tremendous force he compelled the Russians to abandon their fortified camp at Drissa , and ...
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