The Quarterly Review, 21. sējumsWilliam Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) John Murray, 1819 |
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6.–10. rezultāts no 17.
445. lappuse
... Toussaint in the interior , induced Le Clerc to make trial of a scheme which , if resorted to previous to the commence- ment of hostilities , might have been successful . He had brought out with him the two sons of Toussaint , whom the ...
... Toussaint in the interior , induced Le Clerc to make trial of a scheme which , if resorted to previous to the commence- ment of hostilities , might have been successful . He had brought out with him the two sons of Toussaint , whom the ...
446. lappuse
... Toussaint , however , had under his immediate command a well disciplined army ; and Dessalines , one of the most courageous , enterprising and skilful of all the negro generals , held the strong fortress of Crête - pierrot , which had ...
... Toussaint , however , had under his immediate command a well disciplined army ; and Dessalines , one of the most courageous , enterprising and skilful of all the negro generals , held the strong fortress of Crête - pierrot , which had ...
447. lappuse
... Toussaint to be arrested , and sent to the different ships of the squadron : none of them were ever heard of afterwards ; and it is supposed that they were thrown overboard . Toussaint on the passage was kept a close prisoner , and sepa ...
... Toussaint to be arrested , and sent to the different ships of the squadron : none of them were ever heard of afterwards ; and it is supposed that they were thrown overboard . Toussaint on the passage was kept a close prisoner , and sepa ...
450. lappuse
... Toussaint , received one - fourth of the produce of the estates on which they worked , and confinement was the only punishment for idleness . Under these and other regulations , the island rapidly advanced to a state of great prosperity ...
... Toussaint , received one - fourth of the produce of the estates on which they worked , and confinement was the only punishment for idleness . Under these and other regulations , the island rapidly advanced to a state of great prosperity ...
451. lappuse
... Toussaint , but in all other respects far below him . His personal vanity led him to a ridiculous splendour in his dress , and he wished to be thought an elegant dancer . His wife was one of the most handsome and accomplished negresses ...
... Toussaint , but in all other respects far below him . His personal vanity led him to a ridiculous splendour in his dress , and he wished to be thought an elegant dancer . His wife was one of the most handsome and accomplished negresses ...
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