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Page 90
... Peter recalled that Image of the Founders of Empires , of whom we read with much satisfaction and much incredulity in ancient Story . Charles the Twelfth , of those frantic Heroes of Poesy , of whom we read with perhaps more ...
... Peter recalled that Image of the Founders of Empires , of whom we read with much satisfaction and much incredulity in ancient Story . Charles the Twelfth , of those frantic Heroes of Poesy , of whom we read with perhaps more ...
Page 99
... Peter's actions in a favorable light and developing his readers ' under- standing of the Russian country and character . Because The Life of Peter covers a longer time period than History of the Wars and more events than the narrator ...
... Peter's actions in a favorable light and developing his readers ' under- standing of the Russian country and character . Because The Life of Peter covers a longer time period than History of the Wars and more events than the narrator ...
Page 105
... Peter does not like or usually allow such carnage , the narrator turns Peter's action into a bid for respect and a military necessity . In a single paragraph he tells us that Charles treated Peter with " personal Indignity , " represents ...
... Peter does not like or usually allow such carnage , the narrator turns Peter's action into a bid for respect and a military necessity . In a single paragraph he tells us that Charles treated Peter with " personal Indignity , " represents ...
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