Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: May 6, 2025
But revenge yourself, take these pictures, set fire to these noble works of art, but spare what belongs to the poor man!" He spoke with noble warmth, with glowing eloquence, and against his will Tottleben's German heart was touched, and moved him to clemency and compassion. But he would not listen to it. General Fermore's dispatches lay before him, and compelled him to be harsh.
He did not even raise his eyes from the dispatches which he was in the act of reading, and his contracted brows and the whole expression of his countenance was such as to discourage any petition or pleading. At this moment General von Tottleben was a true Russian, and, thanks to General Fermore's dispatches, he had succeeded in suppressing his German sympathy.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking