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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... interest of Rus- sia , that he should espouse a native or a foreigner .. They all agreed that it would be most proper to marry a woman of their own nation . Ac- cordingly , no less than fifteen hundred young . ladies were assembled ...
... interest of Rus- sia , that he should espouse a native or a foreigner .. They all agreed that it would be most proper to marry a woman of their own nation . Ac- cordingly , no less than fifteen hundred young . ladies were assembled ...
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... interests of his empire and of the neighbouring states . He was con- stantly engaged in hostilities with the Tartars , the Poles , the Swedes , the Danes , or the Turks . He was valiant , and almost always successful in war ; but when ...
... interests of his empire and of the neighbouring states . He was con- stantly engaged in hostilities with the Tartars , the Poles , the Swedes , the Danes , or the Turks . He was valiant , and almost always successful in war ; but when ...
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... interest could ever influence him in the disposal of offices or employments , which he always en- deavoured to confer on those who were best qua- lified for the trust . Seldom has the world seen a monarch more warmly attached to justice ...
... interest could ever influence him in the disposal of offices or employments , which he always en- deavoured to confer on those who were best qua- lified for the trust . Seldom has the world seen a monarch more warmly attached to justice ...
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... interest the 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 ...
... interest the 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 ...
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... humane and compassionate Boris made a vow not to shed any blood for five years , nor to condemn criminals to any severer doom than banishment . In consequence , a great num- ber ber of nobles , who were not in the interest RUSSIA . 47.
... humane and compassionate Boris made a vow not to shed any blood for five years , nor to condemn criminals to any severer doom than banishment . In consequence , a great num- ber ber of nobles , who were not in the interest RUSSIA . 47.
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