Universal History, Ancient and Modern: From the Earliest Records of Time, to the General Peace of 1801, Band 22Samuel Stansbury and Company, 1803 |
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... conduct , showed her great affection . But the guardians of the young monarch were not equally indulg ent as she continued to pursue her licentious courses , they put her to death , fastened her paramour to a spit , and roasted him ...
... conduct , showed her great affection . But the guardians of the young monarch were not equally indulg ent as she continued to pursue her licentious courses , they put her to death , fastened her paramour to a spit , and roasted him ...
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... conduct , which they considered as more pusillanimous than prudent . Several of the nobles , therefore , made remonstrances to Basilowitz , offered him their lives and fortunes , and entreated him to wipe off the disgrace which so long ...
... conduct , which they considered as more pusillanimous than prudent . Several of the nobles , therefore , made remonstrances to Basilowitz , offered him their lives and fortunes , and entreated him to wipe off the disgrace which so long ...
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... conduct required that punishment should be vi- gorous and exemplary . Many writers have , therefore , represented him as the cruelest of men and worst of tyrants ; but had they consi- dered the circumstances of his situation , it is ...
... conduct required that punishment should be vi- gorous and exemplary . Many writers have , therefore , represented him as the cruelest of men and worst of tyrants ; but had they consi- dered the circumstances of his situation , it is ...
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... conducted in triumph into Moscow , where he caused himself to be crowned by the patriarch . During that cere- mony , the humane and compassionate Boris made a vow not to shed any blood for five years , nor to condemn criminals to any ...
... conducted in triumph into Moscow , where he caused himself to be crowned by the patriarch . During that cere- mony , the humane and compassionate Boris made a vow not to shed any blood for five years , nor to condemn criminals to any ...
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... conduct of Boris naturally confirmed the belief , that this was the real Demetrius , and that the czar was not free from a conviction , that another child had been put to death in his stead . By a concurrence of extraordinary circum ...
... conduct of Boris naturally confirmed the belief , that this was the real Demetrius , and that the czar was not free from a conviction , that another child had been put to death in his stead . By a concurrence of extraordinary circum ...
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