The History of the War: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, Volume 1 |
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... king order Diderot into confinement at the castle of Vincennes ? A letter from Catharine , the applause of Frederic , the chamberlain's key , and the title of preceptor to a prince , consoled the philosopher for his misfor- tunes , and ...
... king order Diderot into confinement at the castle of Vincennes ? A letter from Catharine , the applause of Frederic , the chamberlain's key , and the title of preceptor to a prince , consoled the philosopher for his misfor- tunes , and ...
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... King - Dissolution of the National Assembly . by the minister of his finances , relative to the. A T the close of the year 1788 , France exhibited one melancholy scene of Commercial embarrassment and domestic distress . The taxes , nu ...
... King - Dissolution of the National Assembly . by the minister of his finances , relative to the. A T the close of the year 1788 , France exhibited one melancholy scene of Commercial embarrassment and domestic distress . The taxes , nu ...
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... king's brothers were discharged . To ac- complish these objects , some of the do- mains of the crown were mortgaged , loans were once more recurred to , a variety of taxes were devised ; and such was the pre- sumption of the new ...
... king's brothers were discharged . To ac- complish these objects , some of the do- mains of the crown were mortgaged , loans were once more recurred to , a variety of taxes were devised ; and such was the pre- sumption of the new ...
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... king a communication of his intentions for the relief of his subjects , and information respecting the present state of the finances , and provide the most ef- ficacious remedies against several abuses . The members of this assembly ...
... king a communication of his intentions for the relief of his subjects , and information respecting the present state of the finances , and provide the most ef- ficacious remedies against several abuses . The members of this assembly ...
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... king , by pursuing a different line of conduct , was loaded with the benedic- tions and the eulogies of the populace . Commotions of the most serious kind , and a repetition of similar proceedings , at length alarmed the feelings of the ...
... king , by pursuing a different line of conduct , was loaded with the benedic- tions and the eulogies of the populace . Commotions of the most serious kind , and a repetition of similar proceedings , at length alarmed the feelings of the ...
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