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Hans Grade, the first German to fly, made his early efforts on a "Demoiselle" type machine, 1908.
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Hans Grade, the first German to fly, made his early efforts on a "Demoiselle" type machine, 1908.
The Aeroplane Speaks 1917
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This latter because, in the early days, it was heroism to trust life to the planes that were turned out -- the 'Demoiselle' and the
A History of Aeronautics Evelyn Charles Vivian 1914
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Santos-Dumont produced the famous 'Demoiselle' monoplane early in 1909,
A History of Aeronautics Evelyn Charles Vivian 1914
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[Footnote 3: The "Demoiselle" Dragon-fly, a well-known slender variety (_Libellula_), with body of brilliant blue.]
Verses for Children and Songs for Music Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1863
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_] From the elegance of its appearance, and its singular carriage, is called the Demoiselle, which means the young Lady; for this bird walks very gracefully, and sometimes skips and leaps, as though it were trying to dance.
The Peacock 'At Home:' A Sequel to the Butterfly's Ball Catherine Ann Turner Dorset
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"Demoiselle," said he, trembling, "I wotted not of it.
A Monk of Fife Andrew Lang 1878
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Memeskia, aka Old Briton or la Demoiselle 1695–1752, Miami chief who defied the French; killed and eaten at Pickawillany, 1752
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Memeskia, aka Old Briton or la Demoiselle 1695–1752, Miami chief who defied the French; killed and eaten at Pickawillany, 1752
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Memeskia, aka Old Briton or la Demoiselle 1695–1752, Miami chief who defied the French; killed and eaten at Pickawillany, 1752
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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