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... soon rose to a degree of wealth and independence which gave them an influ ence in all the great concerns of Europe . Venice was the first , the most powerful and permanent républic which rose after the fall of the Roman empire ; and ...
... soon rose to a degree of wealth and independence which gave them an influ ence in all the great concerns of Europe . Venice was the first , the most powerful and permanent républic which rose after the fall of the Roman empire ; and ...
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... soon became equally splendid and powerful . It merited to have given law to Europe , which , for a while , it had well nigh done . But if it did not govern Europe , it certainly did for her a much more honorable and illustrious task ...
... soon became equally splendid and powerful . It merited to have given law to Europe , which , for a while , it had well nigh done . But if it did not govern Europe , it certainly did for her a much more honorable and illustrious task ...
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... him to the high station of cham of the Usbeck Tartars . His capital was Samar- chand . He soon , by the wisdom and energy of his ad- ministrators , drew to his standard innumerable Tartar tribes , 12 AN HISTORICAL COMPEND .
... him to the high station of cham of the Usbeck Tartars . His capital was Samar- chand . He soon , by the wisdom and energy of his ad- ministrators , drew to his standard innumerable Tartar tribes , 12 AN HISTORICAL COMPEND .
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... soon appeared at the head of an army which was able to keep the field . So severe a check of the Turks , however , protracted the capture of Constantinople for near a century . So- lyman was succeeded by Mahomet I .... he by Amu- rath ...
... soon appeared at the head of an army which was able to keep the field . So severe a check of the Turks , however , protracted the capture of Constantinople for near a century . So- lyman was succeeded by Mahomet I .... he by Amu- rath ...
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... soon became dependant on their neighbors for every article of commerce . The gold and silver of Spain rewarded and enriched the treasures of every industrious nation in Europe , and left the Spaniards poor , proud , and dependant . By ...
... soon became dependant on their neighbors for every article of commerce . The gold and silver of Spain rewarded and enriched the treasures of every industrious nation in Europe , and left the Spaniards poor , proud , and dependant . By ...
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