The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... Government placed by his free will over him . The Slavs are the easiest ruled , and , as their history generally proves , with some exceptions , the most servile to their superiors ; the Celts are the most uneasy under any government ...
... Government placed by his free will over him . The Slavs are the easiest ruled , and , as their history generally proves , with some exceptions , the most servile to their superiors ; the Celts are the most uneasy under any government ...
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... Government of Russia it is almost needless saying more than that it is an Empire , the head of which is the Czar - or Tsar , as purists write the word - who exercises absolute sway over the millions who own him as their temporal and ...
... Government of Russia it is almost needless saying more than that it is an Empire , the head of which is the Czar - or Tsar , as purists write the word - who exercises absolute sway over the millions who own him as their temporal and ...
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... government renders it badly bound together , and ready at almost any moment to break into a score of pieces . It is " only a Government - not a nation . " Austria , with its provinces of Styria , Salzburg , Carinthia , Carniola , Görz ...
... government renders it badly bound together , and ready at almost any moment to break into a score of pieces . It is " only a Government - not a nation . " Austria , with its provinces of Styria , Salzburg , Carinthia , Carniola , Görz ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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