Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts, Volume 12, Issue 104 - Volume 13, Issue 119William Chambers, Robert Chambers William and Robert Chambers, 1846 |
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... king with great respect , and with all the pomp and circumstances of royalty . Here Peter separated himself from the embassy , and proceeded to Holland , travelling privately , and as fast as possible . He arrived at Amsterdam fifteen ...
... king with great respect , and with all the pomp and circumstances of royalty . Here Peter separated himself from the embassy , and proceeded to Holland , travelling privately , and as fast as possible . He arrived at Amsterdam fifteen ...
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... king - maker , promised to assist Augustus with thirty thousand troops .. Meanwhile his army was gaining fresh victories near Azoph ; but Peter had a nobler ambition than the desire of military glory . He continued to improve himself in ...
... king - maker , promised to assist Augustus with thirty thousand troops .. Meanwhile his army was gaining fresh victories near Azoph ; but Peter had a nobler ambition than the desire of military glory . He continued to improve himself in ...
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... king's yard , or by water , dressed in several dresses . The king is expected there this day : the best parlour is pretty clean for him to be entertained in . The king pays for all he has . " What a glimpse one gets at the past through ...
... king's yard , or by water , dressed in several dresses . The king is expected there this day : the best parlour is pretty clean for him to be entertained in . The king pays for all he has . " What a glimpse one gets at the past through ...
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... King William , he presented him with a ruby of the value of £ 10,000 , drawing it from his waistcoat pocket , " wrapped up in a bit of brown paper . " It was truly a royal present , though not given after a very royal fashion ; but ...
... King William , he presented him with a ruby of the value of £ 10,000 , drawing it from his waistcoat pocket , " wrapped up in a bit of brown paper . " It was truly a royal present , though not given after a very royal fashion ; but ...
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... kings . Peter was guilty of rapa city , and the only excuse that can be found for him is , that he did nothing more than ... king of Denmark . These three potentates combining against the youthful Charles of Sweden - who , by a sort of ...
... kings . Peter was guilty of rapa city , and the only excuse that can be found for him is , that he did nothing more than ... king of Denmark . These three potentates combining against the youthful Charles of Sweden - who , by a sort of ...
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