Personal Reminiscences of General SkobeleffW. H. Allen & Company, 1884 - 346 páginas |
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... voice tre- mulous with joyous excitement . The Turks called him Akh - Pasha , the White General , and stood in mortal fear of him . After one of the assaults on Plevna he is thus described by McGahan : - " He was in a fearful state of ...
... voice tre- mulous with joyous excitement . The Turks called him Akh - Pasha , the White General , and stood in mortal fear of him . After one of the assaults on Plevna he is thus described by McGahan : - " He was in a fearful state of ...
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... voice . The uncouth general of the line , a bow - legged , red- nosed son of Mars , grew redder in the face , puffed and blew , and replied : " If he was not bad , then what must we , your Excellency , be after that ? We might be ...
... voice . The uncouth general of the line , a bow - legged , red- nosed son of Mars , grew redder in the face , puffed and blew , and replied : " If he was not bad , then what must we , your Excellency , be after that ? We might be ...
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... voice behind me , with the words : " Whom may I have the honour of addressing ? " I turned round , and beheld a young and handsome general . " Too dandified to be a good soldier , " I inwardly muttered . But on looking at those fearless ...
... voice behind me , with the words : " Whom may I have the honour of addressing ? " I turned round , and beheld a young and handsome general . " Too dandified to be a good soldier , " I inwardly muttered . But on looking at those fearless ...
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... voices and the conversation of the men could still be heard , but there was no more singing , only now and again a plaintive sound was carried through the air as though bewailing someone . . . . What was that ? It sounded as if ...
... voices and the conversation of the men could still be heard , but there was no more singing , only now and again a plaintive sound was carried through the air as though bewailing someone . . . . What was that ? It sounded as if ...
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... voice of Skobeleff was heard saying , now , gentlemen , we will resume " ; and he continued his arguments with as much calmness and clearness as if nothing had happened - as if a branch had been broken under his horse's hoof , and ...
... voice of Skobeleff was heard saying , now , gentlemen , we will resume " ; and he continued his arguments with as much calmness and clearness as if nothing had happened - as if a branch had been broken under his horse's hoof , and ...
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Personal Reminiscences of General Skobeleff Vasiliĭ Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko Vista completa - 1884 |
Personal Reminiscences of General Skobeleff Vasiliĭ Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko Vista completa - 1884 |
Personal Reminiscences of General Skobeleff Vasiliĭ Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko Vista completa - 1884 |
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