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... tion of his power ; by a conven- tion in the year eleven hundred and twenty - four , the bishop was left in possession of the essential | rights of sovereignty , whilst the count of the neighbouring county of Genevois , who had ...
... tion of his power ; by a conven- tion in the year eleven hundred and twenty - four , the bishop was left in possession of the essential | rights of sovereignty , whilst the count of the neighbouring county of Genevois , who had ...
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... tion of disorders , he very natural- ly considered this world as a mere state of trial , and confounded the liberal amusements of life with the works of the devil . He was fierce , presumptuous , irascible and unfor- giving , but ...
... tion of disorders , he very natural- ly considered this world as a mere state of trial , and confounded the liberal amusements of life with the works of the devil . He was fierce , presumptuous , irascible and unfor- giving , but ...
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... tion , and the people of Geneva , laying aside all political differences rallied around their magistrates and prepared to defend the sacred inheritance of their " forefathers . " They ask'd no omen but their country's cause . " In this ...
... tion , and the people of Geneva , laying aside all political differences rallied around their magistrates and prepared to defend the sacred inheritance of their " forefathers . " They ask'd no omen but their country's cause . " In this ...
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... tion of the people called , and after a year of fluctuating decision , a constitution was agreed to , in which , the genius of democracy . had been allowed to gratify its ut- most caprice . For The Port Folio . POLITE LITERATURE ...
... tion of the people called , and after a year of fluctuating decision , a constitution was agreed to , in which , the genius of democracy . had been allowed to gratify its ut- most caprice . For The Port Folio . POLITE LITERATURE ...
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... tion , and notwithstanding perpetual obstacles undauntedly pursues it ; even if his pursuits are such , as reli- gion forbids us to approve , yet we are compelled to admire the unyielding perseverance , the ardent boldness , with which ...
... tion , and notwithstanding perpetual obstacles undauntedly pursues it ; even if his pursuits are such , as reli- gion forbids us to approve , yet we are compelled to admire the unyielding perseverance , the ardent boldness , with which ...
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