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... father Michael in 1646 ; died , 1677. He was the father of Peter the Great , and the first Russian monarch who acted on the policy of a more intimate con- nexion with the other European states . Alexis Petrovitsch , only son of Peter ...
... father Michael in 1646 ; died , 1677. He was the father of Peter the Great , and the first Russian monarch who acted on the policy of a more intimate con- nexion with the other European states . Alexis Petrovitsch , only son of Peter ...
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... father Michael on the throne of Constantinople , in 1180 , when only twelve years of age ; and , with his mother , was murdered two years after- wards by Andronicus , who usurped the crown . Alexius III . , Angelus , emperor of the East ...
... father Michael on the throne of Constantinople , in 1180 , when only twelve years of age ; and , with his mother , was murdered two years after- wards by Andronicus , who usurped the crown . Alexius III . , Angelus , emperor of the East ...
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... father's property , resided principally at Bath . He wrote the satirical poem , The New Bath Guide , ' which obtained a rapid popularity . It is a clever and amusing sketch of an odd phase of English social life , largely mixed with ...
... father's property , resided principally at Bath . He wrote the satirical poem , The New Bath Guide , ' which obtained a rapid popularity . It is a clever and amusing sketch of an odd phase of English social life , largely mixed with ...
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... father's property , resided principally at Bath . He wrote the satirical poem , The New Bath Guide , ' which obtained à rapid popularity . It is a clever and amusing sketch of an odd phase of English social life , largely mixed with ...
... father's property , resided principally at Bath . He wrote the satirical poem , The New Bath Guide , ' which obtained à rapid popularity . It is a clever and amusing sketch of an odd phase of English social life , largely mixed with ...
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... father's busi- ness as a silver stamper and piecer and manu- facturer of light metal goods , became a partner with him , and almost sole manager . His father died in 1759 , and in the following year the son married . Possessed of a ...
... father's busi- ness as a silver stamper and piecer and manu- facturer of light metal goods , became a partner with him , and almost sole manager . His father died in 1759 , and in the following year the son married . Possessed of a ...
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