Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough with His Original Correspondence: Collected from the Family Records at Blenheim, and Other Authentic Sources, Volume 2G. Bell, 1907 |
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... Italy . Dispute between the Emperor and the Pope . Transactions on the Rhine . Dissatisfaction of the Elector of Hanover Page 338 LXXV . Renewal of the Struggle for the Promotion of Somers . Accusation against Admiral Churchill ...
... Italy . Dispute between the Emperor and the Pope . Transactions on the Rhine . Dissatisfaction of the Elector of Hanover Page 338 LXXV . Renewal of the Struggle for the Promotion of Somers . Accusation against Admiral Churchill ...
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... Italy only to deceive the allies , and that the general propositions and the offer of holding a congress , made through the elector of Bavaria , were merely illusory . " That the king of France affects to be too much humbled , in order ...
... Italy only to deceive the allies , and that the general propositions and the offer of holding a congress , made through the elector of Bavaria , were merely illusory . " That the king of France affects to be too much humbled , in order ...
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... Italy opens the eyes of all the world ; while the absolute principles with which the court of Vienna affects to govern the whole empire , are neither consonant to the interest nor to the inclination of England and Holland ; but it is ...
... Italy opens the eyes of all the world ; while the absolute principles with which the court of Vienna affects to govern the whole empire , are neither consonant to the interest nor to the inclination of England and Holland ; but it is ...
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... Italy , the emperor had strained every nerve to maintain the war , and zealously co - operated in a system which deeply involved his own safety , as well as that of the allies . But no sooner was Italy liberated and the frontier on the ...
... Italy , the emperor had strained every nerve to maintain the war , and zealously co - operated in a system which deeply involved his own safety , as well as that of the allies . But no sooner was Italy liberated and the frontier on the ...
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... Italy than the French , he clamoured for the fulfilment of the promises made under the guarantee of England , and rejected with scorn the evasive expedients of the imperial court . From the same principle he was anxious to prevent the ...
... Italy than the French , he clamoured for the fulfilment of the promises made under the guarantee of England , and rejected with scorn the evasive expedients of the imperial court . From the same principle he was anxious to prevent the ...
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