The Republic of Letters: A Weekly Republication of Standard Literature, Volume 5Published for the proprietors, 1836 |
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... whole globe , extending from west to east upwards of two thousand common leagues of France , * and about eight hundred in its greatest breadth from north to south . It borders upon Poland and the Frozen Sea , and joins to Sweden and ...
... whole globe , extending from west to east upwards of two thousand common leagues of France , * and about eight hundred in its greatest breadth from north to south . It borders upon Poland and the Frozen Sea , and joins to Sweden and ...
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... whole North . In the twelfth century the inhabit- ants were pagans ; at this time certain mer- chants of Bremen and Lubeck traded to this coun- * The Boristhenes , or Dnieper , is one of the largest rivers in Europe ; it rises in the ...
... whole North . In the twelfth century the inhabit- ants were pagans ; at this time certain mer- chants of Bremen and Lubeck traded to this coun- * The Boristhenes , or Dnieper , is one of the largest rivers in Europe ; it rises in the ...
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... whole place was in a tolerable state of defence . This was all that was done of any conse- quence in this ruinous expedition . In the mean- while , Sophia continued to govern in Moscow , while John had only the name of czar ; and Peter ...
... whole place was in a tolerable state of defence . This was all that was done of any conse- quence in this ruinous expedition . In the mean- while , Sophia continued to govern in Moscow , while John had only the name of czar ; and Peter ...
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... whole troop , to remain a long time , in the utmost poverty and distress , and even threatened to send them into the extremity of Siberia ; upon which every man shifted for himself . Le Fort , in want of every thing , repaired to Moscow ...
... whole troop , to remain a long time , in the utmost poverty and distress , and even threatened to send them into the extremity of Siberia ; upon which every man shifted for himself . Le Fort , in want of every thing , repaired to Moscow ...
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... whole court of chancery , and in a little time throughout the whole empire . Peter did not adopt the Gregorian calendar , be- cause it had been rejected by the English mathe- maticians ; but which must , nevertheless , be one day ...
... whole court of chancery , and in a little time throughout the whole empire . Peter did not adopt the Gregorian calendar , be- cause it had been rejected by the English mathe- maticians ; but which must , nevertheless , be one day ...
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affairs afterwards allies appeared arms army arrived attack battle battle of Pultowa began brunnen campaign Catalonia cause cavalry Charles XII church command corps court Cromwell crown czar czar's czarish death duchy of Nassau duke Dutch elector emperor empire enemy enemy's England English Eugene eyes father favour force French garrison gave ground hand head honour horse infantry Ingria king of Sweden labour Langen-Schwalbach letter likewise Livonia lord lord Galway lord Peterborough majesty manner Marlbo Marlborough master ment mind ministers Moscow nation never officers Oliver Cromwell once parliament party passed peace person Peter Peterborough Poland possession prince prisoners province queen received Rhine river Russian Russian empire scarcely Schlangenbad seemed sent side siege soon sovereign stood Strelitzes Swedish thee thing thou throne tion took town treaty troops Turks Ukraine victory village whigs whole
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