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... civil wars , and in some of the most horrid scenes of blood and cruelty recorded in history . The horrors of the mas- sacre of St. Bartholomew's day , in 1572 , exceeds all the powers of description . Thirty thousand persons perished in ...
... civil wars , and in some of the most horrid scenes of blood and cruelty recorded in history . The horrors of the mas- sacre of St. Bartholomew's day , in 1572 , exceeds all the powers of description . Thirty thousand persons perished in ...
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... civil liberty , and of equal rights . The French people were severely taught to tremble at the power and resentment . of Lewis .... they were fascinated by his artful , winning , and insidious wiles .... they were astonished and won ...
... civil liberty , and of equal rights . The French people were severely taught to tremble at the power and resentment . of Lewis .... they were fascinated by his artful , winning , and insidious wiles .... they were astonished and won ...
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... civil government . Under a robe , which , to the unwary observer , appeared pure and spotless , they concealed the most atrocious , vile , and blasphemous sentiments concerning all government , both human and divine . They set up human ...
... civil government . Under a robe , which , to the unwary observer , appeared pure and spotless , they concealed the most atrocious , vile , and blasphemous sentiments concerning all government , both human and divine . They set up human ...
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... civil justice ; and , regarding it as a human invention , among all the nations of the world , if we except the United States , nothing can be found , either in an- cient or modern times , equal or comparable to it . It demonstrates ...
... civil justice ; and , regarding it as a human invention , among all the nations of the world , if we except the United States , nothing can be found , either in an- cient or modern times , equal or comparable to it . It demonstrates ...
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... civil wars in which any nation was ever engaged . It was a contention between the houses of York and Lancaster , for the crown of Eng- land . Both descended from the ancient royal line . These wars , after having embroiled the kingdom ...
... civil wars in which any nation was ever engaged . It was a contention between the houses of York and Lancaster , for the crown of Eng- land . Both descended from the ancient royal line . These wars , after having embroiled the kingdom ...
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Page 71 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
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Page 95 - Redeemer shall, in his own time and way, show who is the blessed and only potentate, the King of kings and the Lord of lords.