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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... means of conquest and discovery an immense extent of territory has been added to this em- pire ; insomuch that when it is mid - day in the western , it is almost mid - night in the eastern parts . In fact , this great northern monarchy ...
... means of conquest and discovery an immense extent of territory has been added to this em- pire ; insomuch that when it is mid - day in the western , it is almost mid - night in the eastern parts . In fact , this great northern monarchy ...
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... means of sledges , travel with so much expedition upon the snow , that the beef of Archangel is frequently eaten at Petersburgh , though these cities are distant at least one thousand miles from each other , Notwithstanding the ...
... means of sledges , travel with so much expedition upon the snow , that the beef of Archangel is frequently eaten at Petersburgh , though these cities are distant at least one thousand miles from each other , Notwithstanding the ...
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... means of this river , preserves a communication , not only with the southern parts of Russia , but also with Persia , Georgia , Tar- tary , and the several countries which border on the Caspian sea . The next river that claims our ...
... means of this river , preserves a communication , not only with the southern parts of Russia , but also with Persia , Georgia , Tar- tary , and the several countries which border on the Caspian sea . The next river that claims our ...
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... mean : they are generally clothed with long coats made of sheep skins dressed , with the hair turned inwards ; and their legs and feet are swaddled with coarse cloth , secured by cords composed of reeds , and with sandals formed of the ...
... mean : they are generally clothed with long coats made of sheep skins dressed , with the hair turned inwards ; and their legs and feet are swaddled with coarse cloth , secured by cords composed of reeds , and with sandals formed of the ...
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... means . Peter the Great caused in one day seven hundred of the inhabitants of a small town , called Tara , to be impaled alive , in order to deter others from conspiring against him . Near to that unfortunate town grows a species of ...
... means . Peter the Great caused in one day seven hundred of the inhabitants of a small town , called Tara , to be impaled alive , in order to deter others from conspiring against him . Near to that unfortunate town grows a species of ...
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