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Page 40
... equally blind submission . war . It is the character of such revolutions that we always see the worst of them at first . Till men have been some time free , they know not how to use their freedom . The natives of wine countries are gene ...
... equally blind submission . war . It is the character of such revolutions that we always see the worst of them at first . Till men have been some time free , they know not how to use their freedom . The natives of wine countries are gene ...
Page 78
... equally bloodless combats , make up the military history of Italy during the course of nearly two centuries . Mighty armies fight from sun- rise to sunset . A great victory is won . Thousands of prisoners are taken ; and hardly a life ...
... equally bloodless combats , make up the military history of Italy during the course of nearly two centuries . Mighty armies fight from sun- rise to sunset . A great victory is won . Thousands of prisoners are taken ; and hardly a life ...
Page 86
... equally skilled in detecting the purposes of others , and in concealing their own , men who must have been formidable enemies and unsafe allies , but men , at the same time , whose tempers were mild and equable , and who possessed an ...
... equally skilled in detecting the purposes of others , and in concealing their own , men who must have been formidable enemies and unsafe allies , but men , at the same time , whose tempers were mild and equable , and who possessed an ...
Page 95
... equally singular fortunes of a man who under such disadvantages had achieved such exploits ; who , when sensuality , varied through innumerable forms , could no longer stimulate his sated mind , found a more powerful and durable ...
... equally singular fortunes of a man who under such disadvantages had achieved such exploits ; who , when sensuality , varied through innumerable forms , could no longer stimulate his sated mind , found a more powerful and durable ...
Page 99
... equally indifferent to its welfare , and equally greedy for its spoils . Florence , as yet , had only to endure degradation and extortion , to submit to the mandates of foreign powers , to buy over and over again , at an enormous price ...
... equally indifferent to its welfare , and equally greedy for its spoils . Florence , as yet , had only to endure degradation and extortion , to submit to the mandates of foreign powers , to buy over and over again , at an enormous price ...
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