The Republic of Letters: A Weekly Republication of Standard Literature, Том 5Published for the proprietors, 1836 |
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... scarcely closed , when the nomination of a prince of on- * This must certainly be a mistake of M. de Vol- taire , or an error in the press ; for the lady here spo- ken of was the daughter of Matthias Apraxim , a per- son on whom ...
... scarcely closed , when the nomination of a prince of on- * This must certainly be a mistake of M. de Vol- taire , or an error in the press ; for the lady here spo- ken of was the daughter of Matthias Apraxim , a per- son on whom ...
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... scarcely settled in Narva , when he offered fresh succours to the dethroned king of Poland ; he promised him a body of troops over and above the twelve thousand men he had al- ready sent him , and actually despatched general Repnin ...
... scarcely settled in Narva , when he offered fresh succours to the dethroned king of Poland ; he promised him a body of troops over and above the twelve thousand men he had al- ready sent him , and actually despatched general Repnin ...
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... scarcely be informed that Oliver Cromwell was the author . Raised to the highest eminence by the influence of the sol- diery , that extraordinary man found himself com- pelled , not merely to depend upon them for con- tinued support ...
... scarcely be informed that Oliver Cromwell was the author . Raised to the highest eminence by the influence of the sol- diery , that extraordinary man found himself com- pelled , not merely to depend upon them for con- tinued support ...
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... scarcely degenerate into that of absolute condem- nation . Cromwell , a youth of decided genius and ardent disposition , is thrown , at the early age of eighteen , as it were , loose upon the world : we cannot be surprised to find that ...
... scarcely degenerate into that of absolute condem- nation . Cromwell , a youth of decided genius and ardent disposition , is thrown , at the early age of eighteen , as it were , loose upon the world : we cannot be surprised to find that ...
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... scarcely incur the hazard of having his succession cut off , by venturing upon an attempt at once so flagitious and so uncertain in its issue . The same parties argue , that the fact of his elec- tion to represent the borough of ...
... scarcely incur the hazard of having his succession cut off , by venturing upon an attempt at once so flagitious and so uncertain in its issue . The same parties argue , that the fact of his elec- tion to represent the borough of ...
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