The Four Civilizations of the World: An Historical RetrospectLippincott, 1874 - 416 pages |
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... royal power . The land was divided among the Clergy , the Army , and the King , each of whom owned a third . The same care was shown in Egypt as in India to keep the masses in profound subjection . They were forbidden to change the ...
... royal power . The land was divided among the Clergy , the Army , and the King , each of whom owned a third . The same care was shown in Egypt as in India to keep the masses in profound subjection . They were forbidden to change the ...
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... royal residence in Peru occupied twenty thousand men for fifty years , and that two hundred thousand men were employed on the royal residence in Mexico . He adds that the Mexican Monarchs , like those of ancient Asia and Egypt , had ...
... royal residence in Peru occupied twenty thousand men for fifty years , and that two hundred thousand men were employed on the royal residence in Mexico . He adds that the Mexican Monarchs , like those of ancient Asia and Egypt , had ...
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... Royal , the Aristocratic , the Popular . " * Of course no such model form of government had ever existed ; but it is none the less impressive that Cicero gave the weight of his authority in favour of the blending of the three elements ...
... Royal , the Aristocratic , the Popular . " * Of course no such model form of government had ever existed ; but it is none the less impressive that Cicero gave the weight of his authority in favour of the blending of the three elements ...
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... Royal Power became constantly weaker from the usage of dividing the Kingdom among the various heirs , until , as just related , one of the feudal Lords was able easily to seize on the Monarchy . Charlemagne , one of the sons of Pepin ...
... Royal Power became constantly weaker from the usage of dividing the Kingdom among the various heirs , until , as just related , one of the feudal Lords was able easily to seize on the Monarchy . Charlemagne , one of the sons of Pepin ...
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... to the fourteenth century , when they were gradually checked by the progress of civilization and the growth of the royal power . lands and dignities might descend unimpaired to their eldest sons 58 AN HISTORICAL RETRospect .
... to the fourteenth century , when they were gradually checked by the progress of civilization and the growth of the royal power . lands and dignities might descend unimpaired to their eldest sons 58 AN HISTORICAL RETRospect .
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