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With the pen alone it is hardly possible to set down an adequate account of the
pitiful state of things brought about by the most destructive fire England has ever
seen . ' : The writer , a German then resident in London , was aghast before a ...
With the pen alone it is hardly possible to set down an adequate account of the
pitiful state of things brought about by the most destructive fire England has ever
seen . ' : The writer , a German then resident in London , was aghast before a ...
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The provinces were at first bewildered , fearing they knew not what , whilst ,
abroad , enemies were encouraged and all saw that the hand of God had been
laid upon the city . Louis XIV , at war with England , recognized a stroke of the
greatest ...
The provinces were at first bewildered , fearing they knew not what , whilst ,
abroad , enemies were encouraged and all saw that the hand of God had been
laid upon the city . Louis XIV , at war with England , recognized a stroke of the
greatest ...
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Louis XIV , at war with England , recognized a stroke of the greatest good fortune
for his cause , but prohibited rejoicings , it being such a deplorable accident
involving injury to so many unhappy people ' , and offered to send food and all
else ...
Louis XIV , at war with England , recognized a stroke of the greatest good fortune
for his cause , but prohibited rejoicings , it being such a deplorable accident
involving injury to so many unhappy people ' , and offered to send food and all
else ...
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