... a few hours before a magnificent city of immense extent, Napoleon ordered some plays to be got up for the amusement of his army. It is true that accident had as much to do with the fact as design; but, however, as we have drifted into this by-way, we ...

... military service while now the paucity of cavalry in the contending armies bears ample testimony to their diminished production. It lias been said of the Spaniard that, give him a woman to make love to, a guitar to accompany himself in his serenades, an ...

... from the chilly air of a night in August with his ermine cape as he stepped to the door of his tent, was more like an old woman going from her fireside to inspect her hen roost than the hardy, comfort-scorning, war-tried, sternly-enduring soldiers of ...

... -loving people of England than the decease of the great artist who has just been taken away from us. Mdlle. Tietjens had made Eng land her second country,-- the home of her adoption, and was regarded as ''one of ourselves'' rather than as an alien. Her personal ...

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... about seven acres and as the future owner may not require the whole of the estate for occupation, a considerable portion ot the land might be utilized for the erection of first-class residences, which would in no way interiere with the southern views or with ...

... he was distinguished not only for valour, but for a share of skill and conduct not common in the Irish part of King James's army, and he adds, William M'Laughlin re mained steadily faithful to James, and having a spirit as unwilling to sue for terms ...

... to their patriotism to strengthen the army. This toast should always be well received at the Savage Club, because the profes sion of art, science, music, and the drama are all more or less connected with the army. Science has always been called in to ...

... enchanted groves and marble temples, of gods and goddesses, and vast armies of Ethiopians, Greeks, Egyptians, Persians, and Romans contending successively for mastery on sea and land, each eager to possess the rich and beautiful island on which A enus ...

... bore the distinctive title of Doctor from the fact that she was a surgeon in the United States Army, and she was proud to say that she is the only woman in the United States who bears that title. It is added that she eventually was discharged from custody ...

... York when the war broke out. He entered the army, and in less than six months rose to be a general. When peace came he was without occupa tion, but his good star led him into a region where large tracts of land happened to be for sale. He bought them for ...

... followers, Prince Charlie), made a daring invasion of Scotland and England. Having raised an army in the High lands he actually marched to Derby. Here the chiefs of his army seemed to have lost their heads, and, contrary to his wish, retreated back to Scotland ...