Lectures on Modern History: From the Irruption of the Northern Nation to the Close of the American Revolution, Volume 1H. G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... interests of the community ; for welcoming to the hos- pitality of your splendid mansion , every man , whether native or foreigner , who could be supposed to have any merit de- serving of your attention ; it has therefore been always a ...
... interests of the community ; for welcoming to the hos- pitality of your splendid mansion , every man , whether native or foreigner , who could be supposed to have any merit de- serving of your attention ; it has therefore been always a ...
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... that concerned not the general interests of mankind . That the history of France or Spain or England was not to be considered separately and distinctly , but only in conjunction B each with the other ; each , only as it.
... that concerned not the general interests of mankind . That the history of France or Spain or England was not to be considered separately and distinctly , but only in conjunction B each with the other ; each , only as it.
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... interest to my hearers . Such are the objects which I have selected as the fittest to excite my own wishes , and engage my own labours . What , in the mean time , is to be the task that is to devolve upon you ? It must be for you to ...
... interest to my hearers . Such are the objects which I have selected as the fittest to excite my own wishes , and engage my own labours . What , in the mean time , is to be the task that is to devolve upon you ? It must be for you to ...
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... interest you and not others ; the Reformation , for instance , or the great struggle in the times of Charles I. Do not , therefore , be alarmed , any of you , when you see and hear the number of 14 INTRODUCTORY LECTURE .
... interest you and not others ; the Reformation , for instance , or the great struggle in the times of Charles I. Do not , therefore , be alarmed , any of you , when you see and hear the number of 14 INTRODUCTORY LECTURE .
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... interest which such details have excited in me , can never be conveyed by me to those who hear me ; for it is only by the actual perusal of circumstances and facts that interest can be excited curiosity , indeed , may be raised by a ...
... interest which such details have excited in me , can never be conveyed by me to those who hear me ; for it is only by the actual perusal of circumstances and facts that interest can be excited curiosity , indeed , may be raised by a ...
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