The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... arms had been irre- trievably neglected . France sent reinforcements and her best general , Vendome . At this critical moment , Stanhope separ- ated from the Germans and allowed himself and the whole of his army to be made prisoners at ...
... arms had been irre- trievably neglected . France sent reinforcements and her best general , Vendome . At this critical moment , Stanhope separ- ated from the Germans and allowed himself and the whole of his army to be made prisoners at ...
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... arm - chair , upon which the monarch's portrait was placed . Each courtier on entering bowed low to this portrait , and the whole assembly , as if awe- stricken by the presence of Majesty , conversed in low tones for about an hour ...
... arm - chair , upon which the monarch's portrait was placed . Each courtier on entering bowed low to this portrait , and the whole assembly , as if awe- stricken by the presence of Majesty , conversed in low tones for about an hour ...
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... arm - chair , and , when dining with the Dauphin , sitting among the courtiers at the lowest end of the table . When at Valenciennes , he caused his intention of preaching on the first of April to be proclaimed . The church was thronged ...
... arm - chair , and , when dining with the Dauphin , sitting among the courtiers at the lowest end of the table . When at Valenciennes , he caused his intention of preaching on the first of April to be proclaimed . The church was thronged ...
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... Arms alone were wanting for her defence and the terrors of war would again march in her van . The formation of an army was consequently the grand desideratum , and Frederick William may therefore be pardoned for his Potsdam hobby ...
... Arms alone were wanting for her defence and the terrors of war would again march in her van . The formation of an army was consequently the grand desideratum , and Frederick William may therefore be pardoned for his Potsdam hobby ...
Page 48
... arms of his mistresses , Moravika and the Countess Fug- ger , in order to set up a claim to the whole of the Habsburg possessions . He not unjustly maintained that if the property were to pass into the female line , his claim , as the ...
... arms of his mistresses , Moravika and the Countess Fug- ger , in order to set up a claim to the whole of the Habsburg possessions . He not unjustly maintained that if the property were to pass into the female line , his claim , as the ...
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