 That house had some distant claim to a province, the last proprietor of which died of an apoplexy. The prince and his council instantly resolve, that this province belongs to him by divine right. The province, which is some hundred leagues from him, protests...  The Philosophical Dictionary for the Pocket - Page 318by Voltaire - 1765 - 335 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Voltaire - 1765 - 356 pages
...family-compact with a houfe, the very memory of which is extinguifhed. That houfe had- fome diftanc claim to a province, the laft proprietor of which died of an apoplexy. The prince and his council,inftantly refolve, that this province belongs to him by divine right. The province, which is... | |
 | François Marie Arouet de Voltaire - 1766 - 396 pages
...and land. It is otherwife in our time. A genealogift fets forth to a prince that he is defcended ma direct line from a count, whofe kindred, three or...is fome hundred leagues from 'him, protefts that it does not fo much as know him ; that it is not difpofed to be governed by him ; that before prefcribing... | |
 | Voltaire - Philosophy - 1802 - 398 pages
...the very memory of which is extinguished. That house had some distant claim to a province, the last proprietor of which died of an apoplexy. The prince and his council instantly resolve, that this province belongs to him by divine right. The province, which is some hundred... | |
 | Readers - 1803 - 250 pages
...made a family compact with a houfe, the memory of which is extinguifhed. That houfe had fome diftarit claim to a province, the laft proprietor of which...inftantly refolve that this province belongs to him of divine right. The province, which is fome hundred leagues from him, protefts that it does not fo... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1813 - 596 pages
...very memory of which is extinguished, that that house bad some distant claim to a province, the last proprietor of which died of an apoplexy. The prince and his council instantly resolve, that this province belongs to him by divine right. The province, which is some hundred... | |
 | Peace - 1821 - 388 pages
...238 182t.] memory of which is extinguished. That house had some distant claim to a province, the last proprietor of which died of an apoplexy. The prince and his council instantly resolve, that this province belongs to him by divine right. The province, which is some hundred... | |
 | French wit and humor - 1893 - 510 pages
...province, the last proprietor of which died of an apoplexy. The prince and his council instantly resolve that this province belongs to him by Divine right. The province, which is some hundred leagues from him, protests that it does not so much as know him ; that it is not disposed... | |
 | French wit and humor - 1893 - 506 pages
...the very memory of which is extinguished. The house had some distant claim to a province, the last proprietor of which died of an apoplexy. The prince and his council instantly resolve that this province belongs to him by Divine right. The province, which is some hundred... | |
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