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... favor . The captive monarch sternly and haughtily replied , " I would have put you in an iron cage , and carried you for a show all over my kingdom . " " The same , " said Tamerlane , " shall be done to yourself ; " - and was ...
... favor . The captive monarch sternly and haughtily replied , " I would have put you in an iron cage , and carried you for a show all over my kingdom . " " The same , " said Tamerlane , " shall be done to yourself ; " - and was ...
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... the resources of a great and numerous people were exhausted in various struggles , while it still seemed doubtful whether the scale would turn in favor of " protestantism or of Rome . Murders , assassinations , AN HISTORICAL COMPEND.
... the resources of a great and numerous people were exhausted in various struggles , while it still seemed doubtful whether the scale would turn in favor of " protestantism or of Rome . Murders , assassinations , AN HISTORICAL COMPEND.
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... favor and establish the pro- But providence seems to have deter- mined that that unhappy country , so deeply polluted by the blood of innocence , should never be purged but by the blood of the guilty . * testant cause . As of the ...
... favor and establish the pro- But providence seems to have deter- mined that that unhappy country , so deeply polluted by the blood of innocence , should never be purged but by the blood of the guilty . * testant cause . As of the ...
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... the head of which was the great Gustavus Adolphus , king of Sweden . This formidable com- bination in favor of protestantism , which severely shook the German throne , was originated by the pro- AN HISTORICAL COMPEND .
... the head of which was the great Gustavus Adolphus , king of Sweden . This formidable com- bination in favor of protestantism , which severely shook the German throne , was originated by the pro- AN HISTORICAL COMPEND .
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... favors upon young men . ' 19 The ancient monarchy of France , especially du- ring the feudal system , was extremely limited . The spirit of freedom and independence which prevailed in Europe was no where more visible than in France ...
... favors upon young men . ' 19 The ancient monarchy of France , especially du- ring the feudal system , was extremely limited . The spirit of freedom and independence which prevailed in Europe was no where more visible than in France ...
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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.