"Repossession" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... 6th August came the Prussian repossession of Saarbruecken and the desperate storm of the Spicheren. The 40th was the regiment to which was assigned the place of honour in the preliminary recapture of the Exercise Platz height. Kameke rode up the winding ...
— Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places • Archibald Forbes
... interest at court was great, exerted himself to secure a reconfirmation of Marteau's patent of nobility and to see that no difficulties were placed in the way of the young couple in obtaining repossession of their estates. So that once more there should be a d'Aumenier and perhaps a renewal of the ancient house in the old chateau in Champagne. This was easier since Marteau had never taken oath to King Louis and ...
— The Eagle of the Empire - A Story of Waterloo • Cyrus Townsend Brady
... wealth, been banished to a certain distance that they might not pilfer from them. These walked gloomily round the island, or on the beach, seeking some instrument by which they might avenge themselves, and obtain repossession of their money. Krantz and Philip had proposed to these men to join them and leave the island, but ...
— The Phantom Ship • Frederick Marryat
... restoration of that liberty which every act of your life entitles you to the enjoyment of; and I hope I may add, to the uninterrupted possession of your estates and the confidence of your country. The repossession of these things, though they cannot compensate for the hardships you have endured, may nevertheless soften the painful ...
— Life And Times Of Washington, Volume 2 • John Frederick Schroeder and Benson John Lossing |
