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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... heads with caps lined with furs , and secure their hands from the cold by double gloves . Those of a higher rank , however , imitate the English , in their dress . The Russians commonly bathe twice every week , and as soon as they have ...
... heads with caps lined with furs , and secure their hands from the cold by double gloves . Those of a higher rank , however , imitate the English , in their dress . The Russians commonly bathe twice every week , and as soon as they have ...
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... head of a numerous army , he was defeated , and obliged to seek refuge among the Petchenegans , whose prince basely murdered him , and used his skull as a goblet , on which was inscribed the following sentence : " In seeking the ...
... head of a numerous army , he was defeated , and obliged to seek refuge among the Petchenegans , whose prince basely murdered him , and used his skull as a goblet , on which was inscribed the following sentence : " In seeking the ...
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... , but which was destitute of valour and discipline . Casimir , undaunted by this multitude of barba- rians , presented himself at the head of a few troops troops on the borders of the Vistula , and obliged 24 RUSSIA .
... , but which was destitute of valour and discipline . Casimir , undaunted by this multitude of barba- rians , presented himself at the head of a few troops troops on the borders of the Vistula , and obliged 24 RUSSIA .
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... head of the Russian church , who ordered Floro's sister to be sent directly to a convent . He then endeavoured to conciliate the affections of the people by several popular acts ; particularly by surrounding the city of Moscow with a ...
... head of the Russian church , who ordered Floro's sister to be sent directly to a convent . He then endeavoured to conciliate the affections of the people by several popular acts ; particularly by surrounding the city of Moscow with a ...
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... head of the government . Not long after this transaction , Theodore was taken ill ; and it being apprehended that his disease was mortal , the chief of the nobility requested him to appoint a successor to the throne . Accordingly , he ...
... head of the government . Not long after this transaction , Theodore was taken ill ; and it being apprehended that his disease was mortal , the chief of the nobility requested him to appoint a successor to the throne . Accordingly , he ...
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