The Foreign quarterly review [ed. by J.G. Cochrane]., Volume 30John George Cochrane 1843 |
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... honour and exaltation . " Perhaps Henry thought that his present interest was more urgent than his prospective exaltation by the pope , for he told Anselm : " I will not destroy the customs of my ancestors , nor endure in my kingdom one ...
... honour and exaltation . " Perhaps Henry thought that his present interest was more urgent than his prospective exaltation by the pope , for he told Anselm : " I will not destroy the customs of my ancestors , nor endure in my kingdom one ...
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... honour at the expense of the age in which he lived . But when we find him deeply engaged in the conflicts which then excited the interest of mankind , and see that he felt him- self and was felt by his contemporaries to be one among ...
... honour at the expense of the age in which he lived . But when we find him deeply engaged in the conflicts which then excited the interest of mankind , and see that he felt him- self and was felt by his contemporaries to be one among ...
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... honour - all these are the sub- jects of M. Dumas's very interesting work . Each of these forms the nucleus of a short tale , or history : either of which it may be called , accordingly as the character of the author as an artist or a ...
... honour - all these are the sub- jects of M. Dumas's very interesting work . Each of these forms the nucleus of a short tale , or history : either of which it may be called , accordingly as the character of the author as an artist or a ...
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... honour , he became à matricide , murdering the only virtuous woman that existed in one of the most profligate courts that the world has ever known . But Charles , though cast down , was not crushed ; and the revenge he took on those of ...
... honour , he became à matricide , murdering the only virtuous woman that existed in one of the most profligate courts that the world has ever known . But Charles , though cast down , was not crushed ; and the revenge he took on those of ...
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... honours were not enough , a still greater triumph awaited her : and the endeavour of her terrible enemy of Hungary to destroy , only made her shine forth with greater lustre . King Louis sent ambassadors to Avignon to demand the ...
... honours were not enough , a still greater triumph awaited her : and the endeavour of her terrible enemy of Hungary to destroy , only made her shine forth with greater lustre . King Louis sent ambassadors to Avignon to demand the ...
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