 | World history - 1762 - 664 pages
...molt ardent defire of leaving a fucceffbr who Should perpetuate his name and glory to future ages. ' Son, (fays the czar to him) you cannot be ignorant...to all the world, that our people groaned under the oppreflion of the Swedes, before the beginning of this prefent war. By the ufurped poffeflion of many... | |
 | World history - 1762 - 570 pages
...moil ardent defire of leaving a fuccefibr who ihould perpetuate his name and glory to future ages. ' Son, (fays the czar to him) • you cannot be ignorant...what ' is known to all the world, that ' our people groined under the 1 opprelu'.m of the Swedes, be4 fore the beginning of this pre4 fent war. By the... | |
 | François Marie Arouet de Voltaire - 1836 - 420 pages
...desire of leaving a successor who should perpetuate his name and glory to future ages. ' Son,' says the czar to him, ' you cannot be ignorant of what...to all the world, that our people groaned under the oppression of the Swedes, before the beginning of this present war. By the usurped possession of many... | |
 | English literature - 1836 - 436 pages
...desire of leaving a successor who should perpetuate his name and glory to future ages. " Son." says the czar to him, " you cannot be ignorant of what is known to all the world, that our people groaned uuder the oppression of the Swedes before the beginmng of this present war. By the usurped possession... | |
 | 1836 - 428 pages
...successor who should perpetuate his name and glory 10 future ages. " Son.11 tsays the czar to him, u you cannot be ignorant of what is known to all the world, that our people groaned under the oppression of the Swedes Wore the beginning of this present war. By the usurped possession of many... | |
 | Voltaire - 1818 - 420 pages
...perpetuate his name and glory to future ages. ' Son,' says the czar to him, ' you cannot be ignoraut of what is known to all the world, that our people groaned under the oppression of the Swedes, before the beginning of this present war. By the usurped possession of many... | |
 | sir John Barrow (bart.) - 1883 - 454 pages
...leaving a successor who should perpetuate his name and glory to future ages. " Son," says the Tzar to him, " you cannot be ignorant of what is known...to all the world, that our people groaned under the oppression of the Swedes, before the beginning of this present war. By the usurped possession of many... | |
 | Voltaire, Tobias Smollett - 1904 - 334 pages
...wherefore I resolve to write you this once for the last time. If you despise the admonitions I give you of what is known to all the world, that our people groaned under the oppression of the Swedes, before the beginning of this present war. By the usurped possession of many... | |
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you cannot be ignorant of what is known to all the world, that our people groaned under the oppression of the Swedes, before the beginning of this present war. By the usurped possession of many of our maritime ports, so necessary to our state, they cut... 