The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 20. köideLittle, Brown, 1886 |
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... England . The most notable incident in Frederick's reign was , however , his acquisition of the title of king of Prussia , which long formed the principal object of his policy , and which led him to make important con- cessions to all ...
... England . The most notable incident in Frederick's reign was , however , his acquisition of the title of king of Prussia , which long formed the principal object of his policy , and which led him to make important con- cessions to all ...
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... England , while the queen has set her heart on a double a greater income than ever before , and important reforms marriage between her eldest son and daughter and an were made in the system of taxation . By the substitution English ...
... England , while the queen has set her heart on a double a greater income than ever before , and important reforms marriage between her eldest son and daughter and an were made in the system of taxation . By the substitution English ...
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... England , from the hands of France . The formation of the Confederation of the Rhine in 1806 and the intelligence that France had agreed to restore Hanover to England at last convinced Frederick William of what he had to fear from ...
... England , from the hands of France . The formation of the Confederation of the Rhine in 1806 and the intelligence that France had agreed to restore Hanover to England at last convinced Frederick William of what he had to fear from ...
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... England and other countries , but the cloth manufactured is much in excess of the home demand and forms an important article of export . Carpets are made at Berlin and at Düren in the Rhine province . Silk is manufactured at Crefeld ...
... England and other countries , but the cloth manufactured is much in excess of the home demand and forms an important article of export . Carpets are made at Berlin and at Düren in the Rhine province . Silk is manufactured at Crefeld ...
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... England on the ground that no tax could be raised without the consent of the two Houses . In the same year he commenced a long histori- cal account of ancient parliaments , which was evidently intended to reflect on the one in existence ...
... England on the ground that no tax could be raised without the consent of the two Houses . In the same year he commenced a long histori- cal account of ancient parliaments , which was evidently intended to reflect on the one in existence ...
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