The London Quarterly Review, Volumen15 |
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We in England , for instance , have had civil wars , long , obstinate and bloody contests , in which the strongest passions and most powerful principles were at work ; but the English never wore human ears for cockades , they never cut ...
We in England , for instance , have had civil wars , long , obstinate and bloody contests , in which the strongest passions and most powerful principles were at work ; but the English never wore human ears for cockades , they never cut ...
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... had been Madame de Lescure's surgeon , were warm revolutionists ; but they had been faithful servants , and there was no reason to think that their political principles had divested them of old attachments , duty , and humanity .
... had been Madame de Lescure's surgeon , were warm revolutionists ; but they had been faithful servants , and there was no reason to think that their political principles had divested them of old attachments , duty , and humanity .
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... and plundered as they were by the Revolution , should have embraced the Revolution , would be to know little of the human heart , ç'eut été demander à la philosophie un miracle , et l'on sait que la philosophie u'en fit jamais .
... and plundered as they were by the Revolution , should have embraced the Revolution , would be to know little of the human heart , ç'eut été demander à la philosophie un miracle , et l'on sait que la philosophie u'en fit jamais .
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It will be seen that the Vendean chiefs , who were really desirous of saving human life and mitigating the horrors of civil ... but the national character of the French is so cruel , that humanity , when thus displayed , must always be ...
It will be seen that the Vendean chiefs , who were really desirous of saving human life and mitigating the horrors of civil ... but the national character of the French is so cruel , that humanity , when thus displayed , must always be ...
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... of the country upon this service , because they were unwilling to perform it : troops from a distance therefore were sent , who behaved with great humanity , and expressed their sorrow for the service upon which they were ordered .
... of the country upon this service , because they were unwilling to perform it : troops from a distance therefore were sent , who behaved with great humanity , and expressed their sorrow for the service upon which they were ordered .
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