The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 20. köideLittle, Brown, 1886 |
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... government of the Order , though arbitrary , was not un- favourable to the welfare of the land . The few native nobles who adopted Christianity were allowed to retain their privileged position , and the ranks of the noblesse were ...
... government of the Order , though arbitrary , was not un- favourable to the welfare of the land . The few native nobles who adopted Christianity were allowed to retain their privileged position , and the ranks of the noblesse were ...
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... government , and his downright blunt character showed there to greater advantage than in diplomatic circles . His chief innovation was the abolition of the distinction between the military and civil funds , and the assignment of the ...
... government , and his downright blunt character showed there to greater advantage than in diplomatic circles . His chief innovation was the abolition of the distinction between the military and civil funds , and the assignment of the ...
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... Government . By 1770 nearly again under cultivation ; order had been restored ; the vacant offices had been filled ; and the debased currency had been called in . Throughout the kingdom agriculture was encouraged by the drainage of ...
... Government . By 1770 nearly again under cultivation ; order had been restored ; the vacant offices had been filled ; and the debased currency had been called in . Throughout the kingdom agriculture was encouraged by the drainage of ...
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... government . His administrative reforms political sphere a period of the most deplorable reaction . amounted to a complete reconstruction of the ministerial At first the king seemed disposed to fulfil his promise of departments and the ...
... government . His administrative reforms political sphere a period of the most deplorable reaction . amounted to a complete reconstruction of the ministerial At first the king seemed disposed to fulfil his promise of departments and the ...
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... Government to cope with external emergencies . He identifies himself with no party , but generally manages by timely concessions to form such temporary parliamentary combinations as are necessary to carry the measures he has most at ...
... Government to cope with external emergencies . He identifies himself with no party , but generally manages by timely concessions to form such temporary parliamentary combinations as are necessary to carry the measures he has most at ...
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