Autobiography of a French Protestant (J. Marteilhe) tr. from the French1757 |
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... entered it . I was then just sixteen years of age . It is not a time of life when one has much experience , especially in getting out of such a critical position as mine was . How was I to escape the vigilance of the dragoons , by whom ...
... entered it . I was then just sixteen years of age . It is not a time of life when one has much experience , especially in getting out of such a critical position as mine was . How was I to escape the vigilance of the dragoons , by whom ...
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... entering this town - for on going out no one was stopped ; and that the forest of Ardennes would favour our journey to Charleroi , six or seven leagues distant from Mezières , and that once at Charleroi we were safe , for then we should ...
... entering this town - for on going out no one was stopped ; and that the forest of Ardennes would favour our journey to Charleroi , six or seven leagues distant from Mezières , and that once at Charleroi we were safe , for then we should ...
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... enter it . One can easily judge of our feelings of suspense and dread as we considered the near and imminent peril which presented itself before our eyes . We sat down for a moment upon the hill to take coun- sel concerning an entrance ...
... enter it . One can easily judge of our feelings of suspense and dread as we considered the near and imminent peril which presented itself before our eyes . We sat down for a moment upon the hill to take coun- sel concerning an entrance ...
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... entered being shut . We must then lodge in the town . We entered the first inn which presented itself . The landlord was not there ; his wife received us . We ordered supper ; and whilst we were at table , about nine o'clock , the ...
... entered being shut . We must then lodge in the town . We entered the first inn which presented itself . The landlord was not there ; his wife received us . We ordered supper ; and whilst we were at table , about nine o'clock , the ...
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... enter the frontier towns ? " he asked us . We replied boldly that we were well furnished with papers . " That changes the whole affair , " said he , " and saves me from incurring the blame of lodging you without permission ; but still ...
... enter the frontier towns ? " he asked us . We replied boldly that we were well furnished with papers . " That changes the whole affair , " said he , " and saves me from incurring the blame of lodging you without permission ; but still ...
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