The Republic of Letters: A Weekly Republication of Standard Literature, Volumen 5Published for the proprietors, 1836 |
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... Charles XI . her sovereign , who was the first king who had ever been really absolute in that country , and who was the father of a prince still more so , and with whom all despotic power ceas- ed . He left the crown to his son Charles ...
... Charles XI . her sovereign , who was the first king who had ever been really absolute in that country , and who was the father of a prince still more so , and with whom all despotic power ceas- ed . He left the crown to his son Charles ...
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... Charles , and the countess of Walstein , were dress- ed like Flemings in the time of Charles the Fifth . The archduchess Mary Elizabeth and count Traun were in the habits of Tartars ; the archduchess Josephina and the count of Workslaw ...
... Charles , and the countess of Walstein , were dress- ed like Flemings in the time of Charles the Fifth . The archduchess Mary Elizabeth and count Traun were in the habits of Tartars ; the archduchess Josephina and the count of Workslaw ...
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... Charles XI . king of Sweden , father of Charles XII . This is a fact which cannot be too often re- peated , as it concerns every crowned head , and the subjects of every nation . Almost all Livonia with the whole of Esthonia , had been ...
... Charles XI . king of Sweden , father of Charles XII . This is a fact which cannot be too often re- peated , as it concerns every crowned head , and the subjects of every nation . Almost all Livonia with the whole of Esthonia , had been ...
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... Charles , the young king of Sweden , who seemed in no condition to withstand their united forces . Pat- kul had the satisfaction of besieging the Swedes in Riga , the capital of Livonia , and directing the attack in quality of major ...
... Charles , the young king of Sweden , who seemed in no condition to withstand their united forces . Pat- kul had the satisfaction of besieging the Swedes in Riga , the capital of Livonia , and directing the attack in quality of major ...
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... Charles sent to Stockholm : his name was Mittelesky Czarovits , or czar's son , an additional proof that the title of czar , for tzar had not its original from the Roman Cæsars . Charles XII . did not lose more than one thou- sand two ...
... Charles sent to Stockholm : his name was Mittelesky Czarovits , or czar's son , an additional proof that the title of czar , for tzar had not its original from the Roman Cæsars . Charles XII . did not lose more than one thou- sand two ...
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Página 411 - Hampton takes its name. Here Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home : Here thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea.
Página 411 - Who gave the ball or paid the visit last; One speaks the glory of the British Queen, And one describes a charming Indian screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes: At every word a reputation dies.
Página 405 - What the unsearchable dispose Of Highest Wisdom brings about, And ever best found in the close. Oft He seems to hide His face, But unexpectedly returns...
Página 412 - The berries crackle, and the mill turns round; On shining altars of Japan they raise The silver lamp; the fiery spirits blaze: From silver spouts the grateful liquors glide, While China's earth receives the smoking tide: At once they gratify their scent and taste, And frequent cups prolong the rich repast.
Página 410 - Now awful Beauty puts on all its arms; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens ev'ry grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face: Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes.
Página 412 - Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine, (The victor cried) the glorious prize is mine ! While fish in streams, or birds delight in air, Or in a coach and six the British fair, As long as Atalantis shall be read...
Página 410 - Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike.
Página 390 - Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree ? The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave.
Página 411 - Lock ; Ariel himself shall be the guard of Shock. " To fifty chosen sylphs, of special note, We trust th...
Página 390 - To daily fraud, contempt, abuse and wrong, Within doors, or without, still as a fool, In power of others, never in my own ; Scarce half I seem to live, dead more than half. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day! O first created beam, and thou great Word, Let there be light, and light was over all; Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree?