The Present State of Europe:: Exhibiting a View of the Natural and Civil History of the Several Countries and Kingdoms ... To which is Prefixed, an Introductory Discourse on the Principles of Polity and Government, Volume 1

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J. Nourse, 1770 - Europe
 

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Page 276 - Rey de Portugal e dos Algarves daquem e dalem mar em Africa, Senhor de Guiné, e da Conquista, navegação e commercio da Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia e da India, etc.
Page 17 - In cold laborious climes the wintry north Brings her undaunted hardy warriors forth; In body and in mind untaught to yield, Stubborn of soul, and steady in the field; While Asia's softer climate, form'd to please, Dissolves her sons in insolence and ease.
Page 65 - ... bows, \ Th' Heniochi of Sparta's valiant breed, Skilful to prefs, and rein the fiery deed. Sarmatians with the fiercer Mofchi join'd, And Colchians rich where Phafis...
Page 184 - Carlos, por la Gracia de Dios, Rey de Caftilla, de Leon, de Aragon, de las dos Sicilias, de Jerufalen, de Navarra, de Granada, de Toledo, de Valencia, de Galicia, de Mallorca, de Sevilla, de...
Page 184 - Canada, de las Indias Orientales y Occidentales, Iflas y Tierra Firme del Mar Oceano, Archiduque de Auftria, Duque...
Page 273 - Si mortuus fuerit Rex sine filiis, si habeat fratrem. sit Rex in vita ejus, et cum fuerit mortuus, non erit Rex filius . ejus, si non fecerint eum Episcopi, et procuratores, et nobiles Curiae Regis, si fecerint eum Regem erit Rex, si non fecerint non erit Rex.
Page 143 - ... by the acceffion of a prince of the houfe of Bourbon to the throne of Spain.
Page vii - European ftates, and even thofe where the form of government has lately undergone a total change, fome practices and ufages ftill obtain, the caufe and origin of which are to be found only in the antient polity. The knowledge of them will contribute to a better...
Page 1 - For forms of government let fools conteft, "Whate'er is beft adminifler'd is beft.
Page viii - The writers of all nations, and efpecially thofe of the middle ages, mention feveral kinds of money now no longer current, but without fpecifying their ^~ lue.

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