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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... ministers or governors , and they were found to have injured or oppressed even the meanest of his subjects , they were punished according to the nature of the crime . He was seven times married , and had besides a great number of con- E ...
... ministers or governors , and they were found to have injured or oppressed even the meanest of his subjects , they were punished according to the nature of the crime . He was seven times married , and had besides a great number of con- E ...
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... minister aimed at nothing less than usurping the throne : upon which they imme- diately laid seige to the castle , and reduced him to such streights , that he attempted to escape in disguise ; but being taken , he was allowed the choice ...
... minister aimed at nothing less than usurping the throne : upon which they imme- diately laid seige to the castle , and reduced him to such streights , that he attempted to escape in disguise ; but being taken , he was allowed the choice ...
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... minister , commander in chief , and co - regent of the empire , with univer sal approbation . The ambitious Gudenow , unable to endure even a nominal superior , for he exercised all the functions of the sovereign authority in the name ...
... minister , commander in chief , and co - regent of the empire , with univer sal approbation . The ambitious Gudenow , unable to endure even a nominal superior , for he exercised all the functions of the sovereign authority in the name ...
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... minister Boris Morosou , a man till then held in estimation and respect , and possessed of great abilities , but unfortunately tainted with the spirit of ambition . He advised Alexis to marry the daughter of Miloslauki , a nobleman of ...
... minister Boris Morosou , a man till then held in estimation and respect , and possessed of great abilities , but unfortunately tainted with the spirit of ambition . He advised Alexis to marry the daughter of Miloslauki , a nobleman of ...
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... ministers , and their accom- plices and agents , whom they loudly demanded to be put to death . Alexis complied with the wishes of the populace , and with difficulty saved the life of his father - in - law , by sacrificing the others ...
... ministers , and their accom- plices and agents , whom they loudly demanded to be put to death . Alexis complied with the wishes of the populace , and with difficulty saved the life of his father - in - law , by sacrificing the others ...
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