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... and this circumstance appeared so extraordinary , that when the Grand Signior , Achmet the First , was made acquainted with it , he expressed great surprise , B 3 GEORGE THE THIRD . 5 venerable tree which has since overshadowed Ger- ...
... and this circumstance appeared so extraordinary , that when the Grand Signior , Achmet the First , was made acquainted with it , he expressed great surprise , B 3 GEORGE THE THIRD . 5 venerable tree which has since overshadowed Ger- ...
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Reuben Percy. made acquainted with it , he expressed great surprise , and said , " It is worth a man's while to undertake a journey , on purpose to be an eye - witness of such wonderful unanimity . " The ... expressed great surprise, ...
Reuben Percy. made acquainted with it , he expressed great surprise , and said , " It is worth a man's while to undertake a journey , on purpose to be an eye - witness of such wonderful unanimity . " The ... expressed great surprise, ...
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... expressed herself , " Not sleep with mÉ™ ! then you may nurse the boy yourselves . " To no reasoning , or compromise , that was offered , would she listen ; out continued resolutely to refuse to take charge of the royal infant , if bound ...
... expressed herself , " Not sleep with mÉ™ ! then you may nurse the boy yourselves . " To no reasoning , or compromise , that was offered , would she listen ; out continued resolutely to refuse to take charge of the royal infant , if bound ...
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... expressed himself with such modest firmness on the subject , that the old king , after trying every art , even to the offer of a splendid establishment , in order to induce compliance , gave up the point , with the remark , that the boy ...
... expressed himself with such modest firmness on the subject , that the old king , after trying every art , even to the offer of a splendid establishment , in order to induce compliance , gave up the point , with the remark , that the boy ...
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... expression he could possibly have used . PULPIT FLATTERY . One of the first acts performed by the young mo- narch after his accession to the throne , was to issue an order , prohibiting any of the clergy who should be called to preach ...
... expression he could possibly have used . PULPIT FLATTERY . One of the first acts performed by the young mo- narch after his accession to the throne , was to issue an order , prohibiting any of the clergy who should be called to preach ...
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