Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 5J.M. Dent & Company, 1900 |
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Page 18
... no means relinquished his hereditary privilege of kicking and cudgelling . His practice , however , as to that matter , differed in some important respects THE PRAGMATIC SANCTION 19 from his father's . To Frederic 18 FREDERIC THE GREAT.
... no means relinquished his hereditary privilege of kicking and cudgelling . His practice , however , as to that matter , differed in some important respects THE PRAGMATIC SANCTION 19 from his father's . To Frederic 18 FREDERIC THE GREAT.
Page 20
... respect and defend the rights of the Archduchess . Her situation and her personal qualities were such as might be expected to move the mind of any generous man to pity , admiration , and chivalrous tenderness . She was in her twenty ...
... respect and defend the rights of the Archduchess . Her situation and her personal qualities were such as might be expected to move the mind of any generous man to pity , admiration , and chivalrous tenderness . She was in her twenty ...
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... respect and friendship , was lodged in the palace , and had a seat daily at the royal table . The negotiation was of an extraordinary description . Nothing can be con- ceived more whimsical than the conferences which INVASION OF BOHEMIA ...
... respect and friendship , was lodged in the palace , and had a seat daily at the royal table . The negotiation was of an extraordinary description . Nothing can be con- ceived more whimsical than the conferences which INVASION OF BOHEMIA ...
Page 31
... respect for treaties he judged by his own . Guarantees , he said , were mere filigree , pretty to look at , but too brittle to bear the slightest pressure . He thought it his safest course to ally himself closely to France , and again ...
... respect for treaties he judged by his own . Guarantees , he said , were mere filigree , pretty to look at , but too brittle to bear the slightest pressure . He thought it his safest course to ally himself closely to France , and again ...
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... respect to the Catholics of Silesia presented an honourable contrast to the policy which , under very similar circumstances , England long followed with respect to the Catholics of Ireland . Every form of religion and irreligion found ...
... respect to the Catholics of Silesia presented an honourable contrast to the policy which , under very similar circumstances , England long followed with respect to the Catholics of Ireland . Every form of religion and irreligion found ...
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