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... 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 ; next to Great - Britain ...
... 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 ; next to Great - Britain ...
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... wealth , they thought no object worthy of their pur- suit but gold and silver . They pursued no other ob- ject , and soon became dependant on their neighbors for every article of commerce . The gold and silver of Spain rewarded and ...
... wealth , they thought no object worthy of their pur- suit but gold and silver . They pursued no other ob- ject , and soon became dependant on their neighbors for every article of commerce . The gold and silver of Spain rewarded and ...
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... wealth of a tyrannical , haughty , and vicious clergy . Besides all this , every poor man was liable to the exactions of his master , land - holder , or temporal lord . Each of these species of exactions were ordi- nary or extraordinary ...
... wealth of a tyrannical , haughty , and vicious clergy . Besides all this , every poor man was liable to the exactions of his master , land - holder , or temporal lord . Each of these species of exactions were ordi- nary or extraordinary ...
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... wealth , political wisdom and safety which has enabled the people of that island to hold , at times , the balance of Europe ; and by which they now hold the empire of commerce and navigation , and are able to unfurl their triumphant ...
... wealth , political wisdom and safety which has enabled the people of that island to hold , at times , the balance of Europe ; and by which they now hold the empire of commerce and navigation , and are able to unfurl their triumphant ...
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... wealth are daily pouring from every part of the world . Her India trade has opened by far the most extensive , lucrative , and dignified sys- tems of commerce ever known , and the merchants and nobility of London are able to make a ...
... wealth are daily pouring from every part of the world . Her India trade has opened by far the most extensive , lucrative , and dignified sys- tems of commerce ever known , and the merchants and nobility of London are able to make a ...
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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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