The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ..., Volume 5J. Dodsley, 1763 - History |
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... carried on , muft neceffarily have excited them to the moft ftrenuous efforts , and to every act of laudable emula- tion . There was a neceffity of fhewing , that the fpirit of the na- tion , and the wildom of its coun- [ B ] 3 cils ...
... carried on , muft neceffarily have excited them to the moft ftrenuous efforts , and to every act of laudable emula- tion . There was a neceffity of fhewing , that the fpirit of the na- tion , and the wildom of its coun- [ B ] 3 cils ...
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... carried this amiable difpofition to an impolitic excefs . She regulated and increafed her finances ; kept alive , and even increased , the difcipline of her armies ; and in all her tranf- actions with foreign ftates , and in the 1 CHAP ...
... carried this amiable difpofition to an impolitic excefs . She regulated and increafed her finances ; kept alive , and even increased , the difcipline of her armies ; and in all her tranf- actions with foreign ftates , and in the 1 CHAP ...
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... carrying fuch uncom- mon defigns as his into execution . The power of the czars , though abfolute and uncontroulable in its VOL . V. exercife , is extremely weak in its foundation . There is not perhaps in Europe a government , which ...
... carrying fuch uncom- mon defigns as his into execution . The power of the czars , though abfolute and uncontroulable in its VOL . V. exercife , is extremely weak in its foundation . There is not perhaps in Europe a government , which ...
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... carried away by his inconfide- rate impetuofity , he gave him much falutary , though fruitless , advice ; he counfelled him to undertake nothing against the empress his confort ; to defift from the war with Denmark ; to attempt no ...
... carried away by his inconfide- rate impetuofity , he gave him much falutary , though fruitless , advice ; he counfelled him to undertake nothing against the empress his confort ; to defift from the war with Denmark ; to attempt no ...
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... carrying on the fiege . Laudohn was therefore detached , with a very fuperior force , to at- tack the prince of Bevern , and to drive him from the advantageous post he occupied . This attack was made with all the celerity and refo ...
... carrying on the fiege . Laudohn was therefore detached , with a very fuperior force , to at- tack the prince of Bevern , and to drive him from the advantageous post he occupied . This attack was made with all the celerity and refo ...
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