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Page 45
... remained but to prepare themselves to engage , the Lacedæmonians . Xerxes first commanded his Median forces to march against them , with orders to take them all alive , and bring them all to him . These Medes were not able to stand the ...
... remained but to prepare themselves to engage , the Lacedæmonians . Xerxes first commanded his Median forces to march against them , with orders to take them all alive , and bring them all to him . These Medes were not able to stand the ...
Page 342
... remained where they fell , till after the action . 5. At this juncture , the fortune of the battle trembled on a point , and the enemy believed the day their own . The Lawrence was reduced to a mere wreck ; her decks were streaming with ...
... remained where they fell , till after the action . 5. At this juncture , the fortune of the battle trembled on a point , and the enemy believed the day their own . The Lawrence was reduced to a mere wreck ; her decks were streaming with ...
Page 356
... remained longer than they did . It was entirely from the want of provisions that the retreat of the French army became necessary . Very few of the churches were destroyed ; from the nature of their structure they could not be burnt ...
... remained longer than they did . It was entirely from the want of provisions that the retreat of the French army became necessary . Very few of the churches were destroyed ; from the nature of their structure they could not be burnt ...
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