The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688, Volume 4United Company of bookseller, 1775 - Great Britain |
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... monarch L. But what both facilitated moft , and fecured the conqueft of the Milaneze , was the refolution taken by Maximi- lian Sforza himself , who , tired of the viciffitudes of his fortune , difgufted with the tyranny of the Swifs ...
... monarch L. But what both facilitated moft , and fecured the conqueft of the Milaneze , was the refolution taken by Maximi- lian Sforza himself , who , tired of the viciffitudes of his fortune , difgufted with the tyranny of the Swifs ...
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... monarchs , refent- ed the flight put upon him by Francis ; and he pushed his master to feek an occafion for wreaking his vengeance against that monarch N. MAXIMILIAN the emperor was ready to embrace every propofal of a new enterprize ...
... monarchs , refent- ed the flight put upon him by Francis ; and he pushed his master to feek an occafion for wreaking his vengeance against that monarch N. MAXIMILIAN the emperor was ready to embrace every propofal of a new enterprize ...
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... monarch ; and he was thenceforth obferved to exprefs himself , on all occafions , in favour of the French alliance . The more to engage him in his interefts , Francis entered into fuch confidence with him , that he asked his advice even ...
... monarch ; and he was thenceforth obferved to exprefs himself , on all occafions , in favour of the French alliance . The more to engage him in his interefts , Francis entered into fuch confidence with him , that he asked his advice even ...
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... monarch , who ftill continued to the laft in the Spain , belief , that the majority of the electoral college was en- chofen gaged in his favour . And as he was fome years fuperior emperor . in age to his rival , and , after his victory ...
... monarch , who ftill continued to the laft in the Spain , belief , that the majority of the electoral college was en- chofen gaged in his favour . And as he was fome years fuperior emperor . in age to his rival , and , after his victory ...
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... monarchs , who feemed to ftrive for the dominion of Europe . But this king was in his character heedlefs , inconfiderate , ca- pricious , impolitic ; guided by his paffions or his favou- rite vain , imperious , haughty ; fometimes ...
... monarchs , who feemed to ftrive for the dominion of Europe . But this king was in his character heedlefs , inconfiderate , ca- pricious , impolitic ; guided by his paffions or his favou- rite vain , imperious , haughty ; fometimes ...
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