Letters on the Study and Use of History, 2. köideA. Millar, 1752 |
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... favoured the growth of this power , which all of them had done in their turns , faw their error ; faw the neceffity of repairing it , and faw that unless they could check the power of France , by uniting a power fuperior to her's , it ...
... favoured the growth of this power , which all of them had done in their turns , faw their error ; faw the neceffity of repairing it , and faw that unless they could check the power of France , by uniting a power fuperior to her's , it ...
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... favour of France , fince he could not refolve to lighten the tyrannical yoke he had established in that country and in Tranfilvania , nor his minifters to part with the immenfe confifcations they had appropriated to themselves . Paft ...
... favour of France , fince he could not refolve to lighten the tyrannical yoke he had established in that country and in Tranfilvania , nor his minifters to part with the immenfe confifcations they had appropriated to themselves . Paft ...
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... favour of Austria , or it had been fo , and might have been eafily turned the fame way again . At court no cabal was yet formed in favour of Bourbon , and a very weak intrigue was on foot in favour of the electoral prince of Bavaria ...
... favour of Austria , or it had been fo , and might have been eafily turned the fame way again . At court no cabal was yet formed in favour of Bourbon , and a very weak intrigue was on foot in favour of the electoral prince of Bavaria ...
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... favour of the duke of ANJOU . By what has been observed , or hinted ra- ther very shortly , and I fear a little con- fusedly , it is plain that reducing the power of France , and fecuring the whole Spanish fucceffion to the house of Au ...
... favour of the duke of ANJOU . By what has been observed , or hinted ra- ther very shortly , and I fear a little con- fusedly , it is plain that reducing the power of France , and fecuring the whole Spanish fucceffion to the house of Au ...
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... favour of France could be obtained . I repeat it again ; I cannot fee what king WILLIAM Could do in fuch circum- ftances as he found himfelf in after thir- ty years struggle , except what he did : neither can I fee how he could do what ...
... favour of France could be obtained . I repeat it again ; I cannot fee what king WILLIAM Could do in fuch circum- ftances as he found himfelf in after thir- ty years struggle , except what he did : neither can I fee how he could do what ...
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