The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... spirit worthy of a better age . But the fine army , disciplined by him , was shamefully neglected on the death of its commander . Favourites , men of undoubted incapacity , were appointed to the highest military posts , the number of ...
... spirit worthy of a better age . But the fine army , disciplined by him , was shamefully neglected on the death of its commander . Favourites , men of undoubted incapacity , were appointed to the highest military posts , the number of ...
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... spirit and circumstances of the times allowed , in a patriotic sense . He gained great distine- tion by founding the university of Gottingen , which he richly endowed , A. D. 1737. Royal Hanover no longer condescended to send her ...
... spirit and circumstances of the times allowed , in a patriotic sense . He gained great distine- tion by founding the university of Gottingen , which he richly endowed , A. D. 1737. Royal Hanover no longer condescended to send her ...
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... spirit , and called upon them , on their duty as cavaliers , to stand up in her cause . The whole as- semblage , fired with enthusiasm by her charms , exclaimed with appui . Si vous me faites monter , s'il étoit possible , sur ce trône ...
... spirit , and called upon them , on their duty as cavaliers , to stand up in her cause . The whole as- semblage , fired with enthusiasm by her charms , exclaimed with appui . Si vous me faites monter , s'il étoit possible , sur ce trône ...
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... spirit of the times , the general impulse towards enlightenment . The age had indeed need of assistance in its attempts to repel the mists of ignorance and superstition by which it was obscured . The pe- dantry of the schools had ...
... spirit of the times , the general impulse towards enlightenment . The age had indeed need of assistance in its attempts to repel the mists of ignorance and superstition by which it was obscured . The pe- dantry of the schools had ...
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... spirit , ever attended him . For the better confirmation of the unnatural alliance be- tween Austria and France , Maria Antonia , ( named by the French , Marie Antoinette , ) Maria Theresa's lovely and ac- complished daughter , was ...
... spirit , ever attended him . For the better confirmation of the unnatural alliance be- tween Austria and France , Maria Antonia , ( named by the French , Marie Antoinette , ) Maria Theresa's lovely and ac- complished daughter , was ...
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