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  • At the Shore House in New Forest in Hampshire, Dr, Lefebre is welcomed by the aunts as a special guest while they literally look down their respective noses at Lizzie, who makes it clear she is unafraid to speak her mind though to herself she admits it looks silly as the two aunts are well over a head taller than her.

    A Mortal Curiosity-Ann Granger « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2008

  • He became so certain of everything, that he took leave of his monastery and vows, and ended up teaching in Econe with Lefebre.

    What were you thinkin'? Terry Nelson 2007

  • He fell without saying a word, at a little distance from Lefebre-Desnouettes.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various

  • He repaired to General Lefebre, who loved him as his son, and to him he related all that had passed.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various

  • General Lefebre, who was advancing from Sterzing, forcing him to withdraw, and inflicting severe losses on his troops during their retreat.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

  • Ordained priest in 1853 after completing his studies at Floreffe and at the seminary of Namur, he entered the Catholic University of Louvain and received from his professors, Beelen (q.v.), the distinguished exegete and orientalist, and Lefebre, who was well versed in positive theology, his impulse towards Biblical, Oriental, and patristic studies.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

  • Napoleon caused Lefebre to march into the country with his division; but Hofer posted his followers on the edge of precipices, from which they fired on the French columns with the skill of practised marksmen, and rolled down torrents of stones with such effect, that Lefebre was compelled to retreat.

    The History of Napoleon Buonaparte Lockhart, John G 1906

  • Men and women fought side by side, amidst flames and carnage; until Lefebre received the news of Baylen, and having wasted two months in his enterprise, abandoned it abruptly, lest he should find himself insulated amidst the general retreat of the French armies.

    The History of Napoleon Buonaparte Lockhart, John G 1906

  • The consequences of these shameful follies were calamitous: and but for events which could not have been foreseen, must have proved fatal: for the gigantic resources of the common enemy were about to be set in motion by Napoleon himself; who, on hearing of the reverses of Dupont, Lefebre, and Junot, perceived too clearly that the affairs of the Peninsula demanded a keener eye and a firmer hand than his brother's.

    The History of Napoleon Buonaparte Lockhart, John G 1906

  • I will answer him immediately, and will address to Lefebre, as he tells me to do.

    Letters Liszt, Franz 1893

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