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... town , with a fine inn . In Lyons we saw a Trades - Union in procession , threading a narrow street and chanting the Marscil- laise ; but the demonstration seemed to lack fervour , and was perhaps merely an effort to disperse their ...
... town , with a fine inn . In Lyons we saw a Trades - Union in procession , threading a narrow street and chanting the Marscil- laise ; but the demonstration seemed to lack fervour , and was perhaps merely an effort to disperse their ...
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... town of Piedmont : and then a level drive of twenty miles to Turin . Rocks and precipices had melted away as though they had formed a part of the mist , and our eyes were regaled with a champaign country , planted out in orchards or ...
... town of Piedmont : and then a level drive of twenty miles to Turin . Rocks and precipices had melted away as though they had formed a part of the mist , and our eyes were regaled with a champaign country , planted out in orchards or ...
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... town of Alessandria . The plain where Dessaix's arrival made Napoleon master of Italy is now given up to the culture of the Mulberry , every leaf of which is precious to the silk - factories in the neighbourhood , for silkworms must eat ...
... town of Alessandria . The plain where Dessaix's arrival made Napoleon master of Italy is now given up to the culture of the Mulberry , every leaf of which is precious to the silk - factories in the neighbourhood , for silkworms must eat ...
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... town are consider- able heights , crowned by the fortress which Mas- sena held so stoutly , when they ate I believe their last horse . We have visited the doge's palace , the Serra , the duomo , and a beautiful church . In their pub ...
... town are consider- able heights , crowned by the fortress which Mas- sena held so stoutly , when they ate I believe their last horse . We have visited the doge's palace , the Serra , the duomo , and a beautiful church . In their pub ...
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... town still possesses this royal prerogative , but I have heard of no other instance of its being exercised . The road , as thus achieved , is a good one , and the title of " Fiesolé barons , " though meant for a nickname , indicates a ...
... town still possesses this royal prerogative , but I have heard of no other instance of its being exercised . The road , as thus achieved , is a good one , and the title of " Fiesolé barons , " though meant for a nickname , indicates a ...
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