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... Livonia . The Czar takes Nottebourg and Mari- embourg . The Birth and Rife of the Emprefs Catharine . The Czar's publick Entry into Mofcow . Builds Petersburgh . Auguftus King of Po- land depofed . The Czar's Letter_to the Primate and ...
... Livonia . The Czar takes Nottebourg and Mari- embourg . The Birth and Rife of the Emprefs Catharine . The Czar's publick Entry into Mofcow . Builds Petersburgh . Auguftus King of Po- land depofed . The Czar's Letter_to the Primate and ...
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... Livonia , were at that Time in a miferable Condition . The Reduction of fo important a Place as Azoph , by which he opened a Paffage into the Euxine or Black - Sea , could not but be very pleafing to the Czar ; when he returned to ...
... Livonia , were at that Time in a miferable Condition . The Reduction of fo important a Place as Azoph , by which he opened a Paffage into the Euxine or Black - Sea , could not but be very pleafing to the Czar ; when he returned to ...
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... Livonia . This City , built at the Mouth of the River Duna , is large , having nine Gates , the chief of which , called Carle - Port , is adorned with the Bufto of Charles the Eleventh , King of Sweden . At this Entrance , on the left ...
... Livonia . This City , built at the Mouth of the River Duna , is large , having nine Gates , the chief of which , called Carle - Port , is adorned with the Bufto of Charles the Eleventh , King of Sweden . At this Entrance , on the left ...
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... , which was to be done by cutting Canals to unite the Rivers Volga , Tanais and Dwina . He had likewife Pretenfions to the I 4 Province 1699 1 ! 1699 Province of Livonia , which though he PETER I. Czar of Muscovy . 119.
... , which was to be done by cutting Canals to unite the Rivers Volga , Tanais and Dwina . He had likewife Pretenfions to the I 4 Province 1699 1 ! 1699 Province of Livonia , which though he PETER I. Czar of Muscovy . 119.
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John Mottley. 1 ! 1699 Province of Livonia , which though he would not have liked to have feen in the Poffeffion of the Poles , yet he was willing to affift them to take it from the Swedes . While the Czar's Army and Fleet were preparing ...
John Mottley. 1 ! 1699 Province of Livonia , which though he would not have liked to have feen in the Poffeffion of the Poles , yet he was willing to affift them to take it from the Swedes . While the Czar's Army and Fleet were preparing ...
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Page 100 - Muscovy ; he was, indeed, resolved to encourage learning and to polish his people by sending some of them to travel in other countries, and to draw strangers to come and live among them.
Page 100 - ... he is subject to convulsive motions all over his body, and his head seems to be affected with these; he wants not capacity, and has a larger measure of knowledge than might be expected from his education, which was very indifferent; a want of judgment with an instability of temper, appear in him too often and too evidently; he is mechanically turned, and seems designed by nature rather, to be a ship-carpenter than a great prince.
Page 100 - ... too often and too evidently; he is mechanically turned, and seems designed by nature rather, to be a ship-carpenter than a great prince. This was his chief study and exercise while he stayed here; he wrought much with his own hands, and made all about him work at the models of ships.
Page 342 - Grand. when he looked upon the Swedish prisoners, the fate of so many unhappy men touched him sensibly, and he more than once spoke of the indignation he felt at the conduct of a prince who could sacrifice, in so wanton and useless a manner, to his ambition, so many brave and faithful subjects, of whom he ought to have been the father and protector. At the same time, whatever Peter's feelings may have been at the sight of so many gallant men, reduced to such a deplorable condition, they did not prevent...
Page 101 - ... wants during his residence in England. He was first lodged in York Buildings ; but afterward, in order to be near the sea, he took possession of a house called Sayes Court, belonging to the celebrated John Evelyn, "with a back door into the king's yard, at Deptford " ; there, says an old writer, " he would often take up the carpenters...
Page 60 - ... leave; but, as every thing belonged to his Majefty, he needed only to lay his commands upon him. This reply pleafed the Czar fo much, that he ordered Alexander to ftay and attend him, which he obeyed with great joy.
Page 122 - The people tell you further that he built himself a little cell, in which he ended his days. In this place there now stands a chapel, in which they say he was buried, and that his body remains as uncorrupted as at the instant of his death. Over the door of the cell the monks show a millstone, which they...
Page 269 - ... manner in which he received them entirely gained him their affection. In the first assembly, composed of the primate, several bishops, palatines, and senators, it was resolved to renew the confederation of Sendomir, — and the grand question was, " Whether they had any king or not *" which, passing in the negative, they talked of declaring the throne vacant, and agreed to summon a diet, to meet at Lublin in the following May. Peter attended this meeting with his son Alexis, then seventeen years...
Page 202 - was able to do : me infpired him with that " humanity, which, in the opinion of his " fubjects, nature feemed to have denied him. " A word from her mouth in favour of a *' wretch, juft going to be facrificed to his anger, would difarm him; but if he was fully refolved to fatisfy that paffion, he would give orders for the execution when *' me was abfent, for fear flie mould plead