The Republic of Letters: A Weekly Republication of Standard Literature, Volume 5Published for the proprietors, 1836 |
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... head of a navigable river ; and that this city was for a long time in possession of a flourishing trade , and was a potent ally to the Hanse Towns . Czar Iwan Wassiliawitsch ( or John Basilowitz ) made a con- quest of it in 1467 , and ...
... head of a navigable river ; and that this city was for a long time in possession of a flourishing trade , and was a potent ally to the Hanse Towns . Czar Iwan Wassiliawitsch ( or John Basilowitz ) made a con- quest of it in 1467 , and ...
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... heads struck off ; and the sentence was ex- ecuted by the sole order of the three sovereigns , Sophia , John , and Peter . During ... head to be struck off , together with those of one of his sons , and thirty - seven Strelitzes who 1682 ...
... heads struck off ; and the sentence was ex- ecuted by the sole order of the three sovereigns , Sophia , John , and Peter . During ... head to be struck off , together with those of one of his sons , and thirty - seven Strelitzes who 1682 ...
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... head of their vassals , undisciplined , and ill armed : a bar- barous method , sufficient indeed to act against the like armies , but of no use against regular troops . This company , which was formed wholly by Peter himself , soon ...
... head of their vassals , undisciplined , and ill armed : a bar- barous method , sufficient indeed to act against the like armies , but of no use against regular troops . This company , which was formed wholly by Peter himself , soon ...
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... head for a fellow - labourer , but soon became familiarised to the sight . While he was thus handling the compass and the axe at Saardam , a confirmation was brought him of the division in Poland , and of the double nomination of the ...
... head for a fellow - labourer , but soon became familiarised to the sight . While he was thus handling the compass and the axe at Saardam , a confirmation was brought him of the division in Poland , and of the double nomination of the ...
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... head of his embassy to Italy , took the tour of Rome , Naples , Venice , and Malta , while the czar proceeded to Vienna with his other am- bassadors . He had now only to view the military discipline of the Germans , after having seen ...
... head of his embassy to Italy , took the tour of Rome , Naples , Venice , and Malta , while the czar proceeded to Vienna with his other am- bassadors . He had now only to view the military discipline of the Germans , after having seen ...
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