Letters on the Study and Use of History, 2. köideA. Millar, 1752 |
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... advantages by false measures of policy and unskilful negotiations . Whilft the death of CHARLES the fecond was ex- pected almost daily , the court of Vienna feemed to have forgot the court of Ma- drid , and all the pretenfions on that ...
... advantages by false measures of policy and unskilful negotiations . Whilft the death of CHARLES the fecond was ex- pected almost daily , the court of Vienna feemed to have forgot the court of Ma- drid , and all the pretenfions on that ...
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... advantage and bet- ter profpect of fuccefs - were we to leave that whole fucceffion open to the invasions of France , and to fuffer even the contin- gency to fubfift , of seeing those monar- chies united ? What ! because it was be- come ...
... advantage and bet- ter profpect of fuccefs - were we to leave that whole fucceffion open to the invasions of France , and to fuffer even the contin- gency to fubfift , of seeing those monar- chies united ? What ! because it was be- come ...
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... advantage ; were we to put it ftill more out of our power , and to wait un- armed for the death of the king of Spain ? In fine , if we had not the pro- fpect of difputing with France , fo fuccefs- fully as we might have had it , the Spa ...
... advantage ; were we to put it ftill more out of our power , and to wait un- armed for the death of the king of Spain ? In fine , if we had not the pro- fpect of difputing with France , fo fuccefs- fully as we might have had it , the Spa ...
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... advantage in defending Spain , than in attacking France ; yet , upon a supposition that the defence would have been as ill conducted as the attack was , and that by confe- quence , whether CHARLES the second had lived to the conclufion ...
... advantage in defending Spain , than in attacking France ; yet , upon a supposition that the defence would have been as ill conducted as the attack was , and that by confe- quence , whether CHARLES the second had lived to the conclufion ...
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... . FRANCE then faw her advantage , and improved it no doubt , tho not in the manner , nor with the circumstances , that fome lying fcriblers of memorials and anecdotes have advanced . She had fent one of 2 and and STATE of EUROPE . 23.
... . FRANCE then faw her advantage , and improved it no doubt , tho not in the manner , nor with the circumstances , that fome lying fcriblers of memorials and anecdotes have advanced . She had fent one of 2 and and STATE of EUROPE . 23.
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