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... Turenne , even in the midst of battles and victories . " The writer must begin with a common- place , to represent how difficult it is for a gene- ral , at the head of a great army , neither to be elate with pride , nor to consider ...
... Turenne , even in the midst of battles and victories . " The writer must begin with a common- place , to represent how difficult it is for a gene- ral , at the head of a great army , neither to be elate with pride , nor to consider ...
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... Turenne . " Do not imagine that our hero lost those re- ligious sentiments at the head of armies , and in the midst of victories . Certainly , if there is any conjuncture in which the soul , full of it- self , is in danger of forgetting ...
... Turenne . " Do not imagine that our hero lost those re- ligious sentiments at the head of armies , and in the midst of victories . Certainly , if there is any conjuncture in which the soul , full of it- self , is in danger of forgetting ...
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... Turenne was never more sensible that there was a God , than on those extraordinary occasions , when others generally forget their Creator . It was then his prayers were most fervent . We have seen him retiring into woods , where , in ...
... Turenne was never more sensible that there was a God , than on those extraordinary occasions , when others generally forget their Creator . It was then his prayers were most fervent . We have seen him retiring into woods , where , in ...
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... Turenne did not believe his could be safe , if not fortified daily by the oblation of the divine victim , who ... Turenne . His private life . " No person ever spoke more modestly of : himself than M. Turenne . He related his most ...
... Turenne did not believe his could be safe , if not fortified daily by the oblation of the divine victim , who ... Turenne . His private life . " No person ever spoke more modestly of : himself than M. Turenne . He related his most ...
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Addressed to His Son George Gregory. : himself than M. Turenne . He related his most surprising victories , as if he had no share in them . At his return from the most glorious campaigns , he avoided praise , and was afraid of appearing ...
Addressed to His Son George Gregory. : himself than M. Turenne . He related his most surprising victories , as if he had no share in them . At his return from the most glorious campaigns , he avoided praise , and was afraid of appearing ...
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