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Page 43
... followed the fortunes and revolutions of the great em- pires . * 7. If the charms of Helen proved the destruction of Troy , yet the Greeks themselves , though they were able to punish her seducer , had little reason to boast of their ...
... followed the fortunes and revolutions of the great em- pires . * 7. If the charms of Helen proved the destruction of Troy , yet the Greeks themselves , though they were able to punish her seducer , had little reason to boast of their ...
Page 70
... followed at a distance , and were not to appear till a signal was given . After some days hunting , when they were come pretty near the palace where the court resided , Cyrus com- municated his design to his officers , and sent ...
... followed at a distance , and were not to appear till a signal was given . After some days hunting , when they were come pretty near the palace where the court resided , Cyrus com- municated his design to his officers , and sent ...
Page 121
... followed by the politic Henry VII . of England . He undermined that edifice , which it was not prudent to attack with open force . By judicious laws he permitted his nobles to break the entail upon their estates , and to expose them to ...
... followed by the politic Henry VII . of England . He undermined that edifice , which it was not prudent to attack with open force . By judicious laws he permitted his nobles to break the entail upon their estates , and to expose them to ...
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