An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time, 第 25 卷

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T. Osborne, 1761
 

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第165页 - Lewis was now humbled to such a degree as might have excited the compassion of his enemies. He employed the elector of Bavaria to write letters in his name to the duke of Marlborough, and the deputies of the states-general, containing proposals for opening a congress.
第144页 - Sir, the king of Spain has made you a king-. The grandees demand you ; the people wish for you, and I give my consent. Remember only, you are a prince of France. I recommend to you to love your people, to gain their affection by the lenity of your government, and to render yourself worthy of the throne you are going to ascend.
第330页 - That no book can be called canonical without his authority. That his sentence can be annulled by none, but that he may annul the decrees of all. That the Roman church has been, is, and will continue, infallible. That whoever dissents from the Romish church ceases to be a catholic Christian. And, that subjects may be absolved from their allegiance to wicked princes.
第138页 - Brandenburgh, in the year one thousand six hundred and seventy-nine, a comprehension of Sweden, and all those powers that should be named before the ratification, or in six months after the conclusion of the treaty. Besides, the Dutch ministers concluded a treaty of commerce with France, which was immediately put in execution. Spain had great reason to be satisfied with the pacification, by which she recovered...
第289页 - ... of their own revenues; on condition that they took- the oath of allegiance to the king, and paid the custom-.iry tribute.
第178页 - Marlborough in the queen's friendship, and was, in effect, the source of this political revolution. The duke represented to her majesty, in person, the prejudice that would redound to the service from the promotion of such a young officer over the heads of a great many brave men, who had exhibited repeated proofs of valour and capacity. He expostulated with his sovereign on this extraordinary mark of partial regard to the brother of Mrs. Masham, which he could not help considering as a declaration...
第222页 - III., swearing, before Charlemagne, upon the gospels, that he was not guilty of the crimes laid to his charge by the party who wished to depose him. The composition of this picture is admired, as are several of the heads.
第151页 - Cabbin : it pleafed God to order * it otherwife ; I am thankful for it. As for thofe ' cowardly Captains who deferted you, hang them * up, for by they deferve it.
第289页 - The dukes, marquises, and counts, were those who received dukedoms, marquisates, and counties, from the king in fiefs ; the captains had the command of a certain number of men by a grant from the king, duke, marquis, or count ; the valvasors were subordinate to the captains, and the valvasins to them.

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