Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 5J.M. Dent & Company, 1900 |
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... regarded by all his neighbours as a formidable enemy and a valuable ally . But the mind of Frederic William was so ill regulated , that all his inclinations became passions , and all his passions partook of the character of moral and ...
... regarded by all his neighbours as a formidable enemy and a valuable ally . But the mind of Frederic William was so ill regulated , that all his inclinations became passions , and all his passions partook of the character of moral and ...
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... refugees , and they had awakened in him a strong passion for French literature and French society . Frederic William regarded these tastes as effeminate and contemptible , YOUTH 9 and , by abuse and persecution , made 8 FREDERIC THE GREAT.
... refugees , and they had awakened in him a strong passion for French literature and French society . Frederic William regarded these tastes as effeminate and contemptible , YOUTH 9 and , by abuse and persecution , made 8 FREDERIC THE GREAT.
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... regarded as comparatively an unimportant object . Even Frederic William , with all his rugged Saxon prejudices , thought it necessary that his children should know French , and quite unnecessary that they should be well versed in German ...
... regarded as comparatively an unimportant object . Even Frederic William , with all his rugged Saxon prejudices , thought it necessary that his children should know French , and quite unnecessary that they should be well versed in German ...
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... regarded only as an insult . but let him have Silesia , he would , he said , stand by her against any power which should try to deprive her of her other dominions ; as if he was not already bound to stand by her , or as if his new ...
... regarded only as an insult . but let him have Silesia , he would , he said , stand by her against any power which should try to deprive her of her other dominions ; as if he was not already bound to stand by her , or as if his new ...
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... regarded as holding the balance of Europe , a high dignity for one who ranked lowest among kings , and whose great - grandfather had been no more than a Margrave . By the public , the King of Prussia was considered as a politician ...
... regarded as holding the balance of Europe , a high dignity for one who ranked lowest among kings , and whose great - grandfather had been no more than a Margrave . By the public , the King of Prussia was considered as a politician ...
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