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... received the thanks of the republic for performing such eminent services with such scanty means . It is still more to his credit that he interfered , not for the first time , in favour of the revolted Cossacks , and insisted on their be ...
... received the thanks of the republic for performing such eminent services with such scanty means . It is still more to his credit that he interfered , not for the first time , in favour of the revolted Cossacks , and insisted on their be ...
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... received with general rejoicing . The new king's first care was to fol . low up the blow struck at Choczim , and wrest the Ukraine from Turkey . During this and the two following years , that unhappy country was again the scene of ...
... received with general rejoicing . The new king's first care was to fol . low up the blow struck at Choczim , and wrest the Ukraine from Turkey . During this and the two following years , that unhappy country was again the scene of ...
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... the capture of their great standard , the consterna- tion and confusion of the Turks became final and complete . Entering Vienna the next day , Sobieski was received with an enthusiasm little agreeable to the jealous 14 SOBIESKI .
... the capture of their great standard , the consterna- tion and confusion of the Turks became final and complete . Entering Vienna the next day , Sobieski was received with an enthusiasm little agreeable to the jealous 14 SOBIESKI .
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... to exhibit his powers as a preacher at the Hotel de Rambouillet in his sixteenth year . His performance was received with great approbation . In the year 1652 he was ordained priest , and BOSSUET . 19 Bossuet CONTENTS.
... to exhibit his powers as a preacher at the Hotel de Rambouillet in his sixteenth year . His performance was received with great approbation . In the year 1652 he was ordained priest , and BOSSUET . 19 Bossuet CONTENTS.
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... received from the sermons of his son ; for the versatile taste of this monarch enabled him in one hour to recreate himself with the wit and beauty of his mistresses , and in the next to listen with seem . ing pleasure to the ...
... received from the sermons of his son ; for the versatile taste of this monarch enabled him in one hour to recreate himself with the wit and beauty of his mistresses , and in the next to listen with seem . ing pleasure to the ...
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