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... Louis XIV . was humiliated and his power consider- ably reduced ; and for the chivalrous bravery of the Earl of Peterborough in Spain . But what it will be best remembered for is the formal union of England and Scotland , which was then ...
... Louis XIV . was humiliated and his power consider- ably reduced ; and for the chivalrous bravery of the Earl of Peterborough in Spain . But what it will be best remembered for is the formal union of England and Scotland , which was then ...
الصفحة 42
... Louis XIV .; and , by the reign of Anne , it became so efficient that the French were compelled to surrender to it their pretensions to the dominion of the seas . Sir George Rooke having at the same time taken Gibraltar , and Sir John ...
... Louis XIV .; and , by the reign of Anne , it became so efficient that the French were compelled to surrender to it their pretensions to the dominion of the seas . Sir George Rooke having at the same time taken Gibraltar , and Sir John ...
الصفحة 43
... Louis XIV . was prevented by a strong wind from the north- west ; at a later period the expedition sent by Al- beroni from Spain was discomfited by a tempest ; and , still later , Hochie was driven from the Irish coast , which he had ...
... Louis XIV . was prevented by a strong wind from the north- west ; at a later period the expedition sent by Al- beroni from Spain was discomfited by a tempest ; and , still later , Hochie was driven from the Irish coast , which he had ...
الصفحة 107
... on the mere pretext that Louis XVI . fought , not for the American republic , but for the humilia- tion of England . " Look not the gift horse in the mouth , but thank the giver of it , " THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA . 107.
... on the mere pretext that Louis XVI . fought , not for the American republic , but for the humilia- tion of England . " Look not the gift horse in the mouth , but thank the giver of it , " THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA . 107.
الصفحة 126
... Louis XI . , though individually con- temptible , distinguished himself greatly in this work , and was rewarded with much deserved popularity for his determinate opposition of the barons . To avert the danger which threatened them , the ...
... Louis XI . , though individually con- temptible , distinguished himself greatly in this work , and was rewarded with much deserved popularity for his determinate opposition of the barons . To avert the danger which threatened them , the ...
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الصفحة 138 - I can, at any rate, show that the experiments made with it at the end of the seventeenth and the beginning of the eighteenth century fully confirm the high encomium bestowed by Dioscorides upon his indicum.
الصفحة 216 - I know very well," he says in his journal, " that the Swedes will have the advantage of us for a considerable time; but they will teach us at length to beat them.
الصفحة 221 - The latter power adhered to the Continental system, reserving to herself the importation of salt and such colonial produce as she could not do without. She surrendered Finland with the whole of East Bothnia, and a part of West Bothnia lying to the eastward of the river Tornea.
الصفحة 232 - We must progress as much as possible in the direction of Constantinople and India. He who can once get possession of these points is the real ruler of the world. With this view we must provoke constant quarrels — at one time with Turkey, and at another with Persia.
الصفحة 232 - We must establish wharves and docks in the Euxine, and by degrees make ourselves masters of that sea as well as of the Baltic, which is a doubly important element in the success of our plan. We must hasten the downfall of Persia, push on to the Persian Gulf, if possible re-establish...
الصفحة 216 - I dare hope," said he, at the same time, " that God will look upon me with a merciful eye for all the good that I have done to my country!
الصفحة 280 - Samarang," that they had previously fired on an American vessel and driven her off the coast, when she came, in humanity and friendship, to restore some shipwrecked Japanese. This happened in 1837. In the course of the year 1831, a Japanese junk was blown off the coast into the Pacific Ocean, and, after drifting for a long time, was cast ashore in America, near the mouth of the Columbia river. [This incident alone may help to show how the West may have been peopled from the East — how the population...
الصفحة 137 - The result of this despotic act was that, rather than conform to the established religion, 400,000 Protestants — among the most industrious, the most intelligent, and the most religious of the nation — quitted France, and took refuge in Great Britain, Holland, Prussia, Switzerland, and America. The loss to France was immense; the gain to other countries, no less. Composed largely of merchants, manufacturers, and skilled artisans, they carried with them their knowledge, taste, and aptitude for...
الصفحة 220 - Paul, which took place on the night of the au' 23d March, and led immediately to the accession of his son ALEXANDER, and a total change of policy on the part of the cabinet of St Petersburg. Napoleon announced this important event to the French in these words, " Paul I. died on the night of the 23d March. The English fleet passed the Sound on the 30th. History will unveil the connexion which may have existed between these events.
الصفحة 181 - ... of the empire. To a few of the greater states, the peace of Westphalia became the foundation of independence ; but to the smaller it was the ultimate cause of weakness and degradation, and led to the subjugation of most of the imperial towns, once the chief seats of German wealth, prosperity, and commerce.