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... German monarchies . Spain , at this time , contained several petty kingdoms ; and some of the Italian republics in the ninth and tenth centuries ac 1 quired permanence and a regular form of govern- ment A2 AN HISTORICAL COMPEND .
... German monarchies . Spain , at this time , contained several petty kingdoms ; and some of the Italian republics in the ninth and tenth centuries ac 1 quired permanence and a regular form of govern- ment A2 AN HISTORICAL COMPEND .
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... kingdom to kingdom , promising to each soldier of the cross at least the eternal blessing of heaven , and threatening such as remained inactive with the endless wrath of Deity . Their success was beyond calculation . The most powerful ...
... kingdom to kingdom , promising to each soldier of the cross at least the eternal blessing of heaven , and threatening such as remained inactive with the endless wrath of Deity . Their success was beyond calculation . The most powerful ...
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... kingdom . " " The same , " said Tamerlane , " shall be done to yourself ; " - and was accordingly done with- out delay . Tamerlane , having rescued the Greek emperor , and freed Europe from immediate danger , by hum- bling the Turkish ...
... kingdom . " " The same , " said Tamerlane , " shall be done to yourself ; " - and was accordingly done with- out delay . Tamerlane , having rescued the Greek emperor , and freed Europe from immediate danger , by hum- bling the Turkish ...
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... kingdoms , it would pass through Turkey , since there was certainly a time when the Turks were the most powerful nation in Europe , and , if we except China , perhaps the most powerful in the world . CHAPTER IV . THE SAME CONTINUED ...
... kingdoms , it would pass through Turkey , since there was certainly a time when the Turks were the most powerful nation in Europe , and , if we except China , perhaps the most powerful in the world . CHAPTER IV . THE SAME CONTINUED ...
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... kingdom far more powerful , prosperous , and respectable than he found it . It was his lot to contend with very po- tent enemies ; but Francis was a most accomplished prince . Such was the benevolence , the amiableness , the urbanity of ...
... kingdom far more powerful , prosperous , and respectable than he found it . It was his lot to contend with very po- tent enemies ; but Francis was a most accomplished prince . Such was the benevolence , the amiableness , the urbanity of ...
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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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