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... probably among the wildest , most vain , and extravagant enter . prizes ever undertaken by man . I shall only add the sentiment of an elegant historian , that it is matter of lasting regret , that the Crusades , being the only en ...
... probably among the wildest , most vain , and extravagant enter . prizes ever undertaken by man . I shall only add the sentiment of an elegant historian , that it is matter of lasting regret , that the Crusades , being the only en ...
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... probably never a race of monarchs of equal abilities for war with the Ottoman race , as far as to the reign of Solyman the magnificent . They were certainly great in the art of governing a turbu- lent and licentious race of men , as ...
... probably never a race of monarchs of equal abilities for war with the Ottoman race , as far as to the reign of Solyman the magnificent . They were certainly great in the art of governing a turbu- lent and licentious race of men , as ...
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... probably , one day , fall in pieces by its own weight , under some feeble reign . Indeed , the rebellion of Pugatshef , in the reign of Catharine , had like to have rent it in pieces . 1 The history of the reign of Catharine opens one ...
... probably , one day , fall in pieces by its own weight , under some feeble reign . Indeed , the rebellion of Pugatshef , in the reign of Catharine , had like to have rent it in pieces . 1 The history of the reign of Catharine opens one ...
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... probably the only one they are susceptible of , or can live under . They have already made more than one complete revolution . In the irresistible and mighty whirl of their affairs , they have brought to light a soldier of fortune , who ...
... probably the only one they are susceptible of , or can live under . They have already made more than one complete revolution . In the irresistible and mighty whirl of their affairs , they have brought to light a soldier of fortune , who ...
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... probably be their shield . Russia , from her local situation , cannot interfere effectually in the south of Europe . Her strength , though great , is like the vis inertia of nature . She has vast power of resistance , but is little ...
... probably be their shield . Russia , from her local situation , cannot interfere effectually in the south of Europe . Her strength , though great , is like the vis inertia of nature . She has vast power of resistance , but is little ...
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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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