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... of Peter . 191 gard to it 196 Accession and Government of Treaty with Russia 197 Catherine II . • 193 Stanislaus Poniatowski elected 1764. Murder of Ivan VI .. 194 King of Poland . X A D. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS 1764. Condition of.
... of Peter . 191 gard to it 196 Accession and Government of Treaty with Russia 197 Catherine II . • 193 Stanislaus Poniatowski elected 1764. Murder of Ivan VI .. 194 King of Poland . X A D. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS 1764. Condition of.
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... Government ex- amined The Convention declares War . 430 Treaties concluded by England 431 Charles IV . of Spain and his Minister Godoy . 432 CHAPTER LVI . Progress of the Revolution from the Execution of Louis XVI . till the Execution ...
... Government ex- amined The Convention declares War . 430 Treaties concluded by England 431 Charles IV . of Spain and his Minister Godoy . 432 CHAPTER LVI . Progress of the Revolution from the Execution of Louis XVI . till the Execution ...
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... Government by becoming clerk to a treasurer of what were called the parties casuelles . Thus Colbert , though subsequently a warm patron of art and literature , had not received the slightest tincture of a classical education , and ...
... Government by becoming clerk to a treasurer of what were called the parties casuelles . Thus Colbert , though subsequently a warm patron of art and literature , had not received the slightest tincture of a classical education , and ...
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... government he had only to follow the course marked out for him . Without wishing to detract from the merit of that Prince , it may be safely affirmed that the state of Europe contributed very much to facili- tate his political career ...
... government he had only to follow the course marked out for him . Without wishing to detract from the merit of that Prince , it may be safely affirmed that the state of Europe contributed very much to facili- tate his political career ...
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... government were entirely opposite . Their sole object was to check the exorbitant pretensions of France , and preserve the political balance . On this foundation England continued to build . She generally threw her sword into the scale ...
... government were entirely opposite . Their sole object was to check the exorbitant pretensions of France , and preserve the political balance . On this foundation England continued to build . She generally threw her sword into the scale ...
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