The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... acted by the court , was a fitting accompaniment . The person of the mon- arch was , it is true , strictly guarded by Spanish etiquette , but his innumerable crowd of attendants , fattening in idle- ness and luxury , ere long infected ...
... acted by the court , was a fitting accompaniment . The person of the mon- arch was , it is true , strictly guarded by Spanish etiquette , but his innumerable crowd of attendants , fattening in idle- ness and luxury , ere long infected ...
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... acted ; and Augustus , in the plenitude of his condescension , in return for the enormous con- tributions granted by his Estates , yielded , after a parley of twenty - nine years , to the desire of his people , and published new ...
... acted ; and Augustus , in the plenitude of his condescension , in return for the enormous con- tributions granted by his Estates , yielded , after a parley of twenty - nine years , to the desire of his people , and published new ...
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... acted in a manner that inspired even the French with astonishment . Duclos relates , " It was very strange to see the elector of Cologne , who resided at Paris , standing in the royal presence , the king sitting in an arm - chair , and ...
... acted in a manner that inspired even the French with astonishment . Duclos relates , " It was very strange to see the elector of Cologne , who resided at Paris , standing in the royal presence , the king sitting in an arm - chair , and ...
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... acted . The Protestant deputies , who had taken up the cause of the Salzburg peasantry , allowed themselves to be led astray by the sophistry , evasions , and impudent assertions of the Baron von Zillerberg , Firmian's subtle agent at ...
... acted . The Protestant deputies , who had taken up the cause of the Salzburg peasantry , allowed themselves to be led astray by the sophistry , evasions , and impudent assertions of the Baron von Zillerberg , Firmian's subtle agent at ...
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... acted under contrary orders and to have made use of his position to ruin the cause he pretended to uphold . Avoiding an engagement , he marched up and down the country until the imperialists were reinforced , when he retreated and threw ...
... acted under contrary orders and to have made use of his position to ruin the cause he pretended to uphold . Avoiding an engagement , he marched up and down the country until the imperialists were reinforced , when he retreated and threw ...
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