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Page 77
... tion . This done , they got into their chariots , with their wives , and went home full of gratitude and admiration . Nothing but Cyrus was mentioned the whole way ; some extolling his wisdom , others his valor , some admiring the ...
... tion . This done , they got into their chariots , with their wives , and went home full of gratitude and admiration . Nothing but Cyrus was mentioned the whole way ; some extolling his wisdom , others his valor , some admiring the ...
Page 136
... tion , because he had ventured to assert the liberty of man- kind . Nor did he confine his expressions of contempt for the papal power to words alone ; Leo having , in the execu- tion of the bull , appointed Luther's books to be burnt ...
... tion , because he had ventured to assert the liberty of man- kind . Nor did he confine his expressions of contempt for the papal power to words alone ; Leo having , in the execu- tion of the bull , appointed Luther's books to be burnt ...
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... tion which the assembly had framed . The same oath was taken on the same day in every part of the kingdom . 5. The revolution now seemed to be completed , and every thing displayed an aspect of tranquillity . The French na- tion ...
... tion which the assembly had framed . The same oath was taken on the same day in every part of the kingdom . 5. The revolution now seemed to be completed , and every thing displayed an aspect of tranquillity . The French na- tion ...
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