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no excuse to complain of neglect for
Napoleon addressed the guards, appealing to their sense of duty, saying that they were the last to uphold military honor, that they, above all, had to set the example to save the remainder of the army which was in danger of complete dissolution; that if they, the guards, would become guilty, they would be more guilty than any of the other corps, because they had no excuse to complain of neglect, for what few supplies had been at the disposal of the army, their wants had always been considered ahead of the rest of the army, that he could resort to punishments, could have shot the first of the old grenadiers who would leave the ranks, but that he preferred to rely on their virtue as warriors to assure their devotedness.
— from Napoleon's Campaign in Russia, Anno 1812; Medico-Historical by Achilles Rose

net each The Cathedrals of Northern France
6 s. net each The Cathedrals of Northern France By T. Francis Bumpus 6 s. net The Cathedrals of Northern Germany and the Rhine By T. Francis Bumpus 6 s. net The Cathedrals of Northern Spain By Charles Rudy 6 s. net The Cathedrals and Churches of Northern Italy By T. Francis Bumpus (9×6½. 16 s. net )
— from Old Continental Towns by Walter M. (Walter Matthew) Gallichan


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