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... tion and establishment of several European pow . ers - the origin , rise , and progress of the Turks ; and , blended with the whole , a series of bloody and deso- lating wars , the offspring of ambition and depravity . During the period ...
... tion and establishment of several European pow . ers - the origin , rise , and progress of the Turks ; and , blended with the whole , a series of bloody and deso- lating wars , the offspring of ambition and depravity . During the period ...
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... tion . CHAPTER II . THE SAME CONTINUED .... THE CRUSADES . AT the end of the tenth century , a rumor prevailed through Europe that the Son of GOD was about to make his personal advent to this world , in order to establish an universal ...
... tion . CHAPTER II . THE SAME CONTINUED .... THE CRUSADES . AT the end of the tenth century , a rumor prevailed through Europe that the Son of GOD was about to make his personal advent to this world , in order to establish an universal ...
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... tion there was danger of temerity . In the course of their contentions , which were per- petually imbittered by personal animosity , and which could only end with life , Francis ' unfortunately be came Charles ' prisoner . An advantage ...
... tion there was danger of temerity . In the course of their contentions , which were per- petually imbittered by personal animosity , and which could only end with life , Francis ' unfortunately be came Charles ' prisoner . An advantage ...
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... tion and fame of Francis have risen in proportion as those who came after him had opportunity to per ceive the permanent benefits his administration con- ferred upon his people . It will be impossible for us to speak distinctly of the ...
... tion and fame of Francis have risen in proportion as those who came after him had opportunity to per ceive the permanent benefits his administration con- ferred upon his people . It will be impossible for us to speak distinctly of the ...
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... tion of king Charles , he blew up the living coals of pat- riotic fire ... organized a most extensive conspiracy , cal- led the Rye - house plot , in the bosom of which , impe- rium in imperio , he formed a still deeper plot , to as ...
... tion of king Charles , he blew up the living coals of pat- riotic fire ... organized a most extensive conspiracy , cal- led the Rye - house plot , in the bosom of which , impe- rium in imperio , he formed a still deeper plot , to as ...
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