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... emperor had calculated in a conversation with the Sardic ambassador before the annexations , to which he was a consenting party , had been effected . It was a glorious triumph to be made ruler of those provinces which had forced ...
... emperor had calculated in a conversation with the Sardic ambassador before the annexations , to which he was a consenting party , had been effected . It was a glorious triumph to be made ruler of those provinces which had forced ...
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... emperor , who represented to him that the enlargement of the frontier was necessary to persuade Frenchmen that there was nothing to be feared from the increasing power of the Sardinian king . This was true enough , for there was a great ...
... emperor , who represented to him that the enlargement of the frontier was necessary to persuade Frenchmen that there was nothing to be feared from the increasing power of the Sardinian king . This was true enough , for there was a great ...
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... emperor , but he begged them not to forget the old country , as he never could forget the proofs they had given of devotion to him and to the national cause . On March 24 the treaty was signed , and at the same time the king issued an ...
... emperor , but he begged them not to forget the old country , as he never could forget the proofs they had given of devotion to him and to the national cause . On March 24 the treaty was signed , and at the same time the king issued an ...
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... emperor was ac- quainted with the intention of the court of Turin , and re- plied with the simple words - Faites vite . In truth they did not waste time , the Sardinian army being already on its way to the Marches when the powers were ...
... emperor was ac- quainted with the intention of the court of Turin , and re- plied with the simple words - Faites vite . In truth they did not waste time , the Sardinian army being already on its way to the Marches when the powers were ...
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... Emperor of the French , while holding firm the maxim of non - inter- vention - to us a great gain - has thought proper to recall his ambassador . If this is a matter of regret , it cannot alter our gratitude to him , nor our faith VOL ...
... Emperor of the French , while holding firm the maxim of non - inter- vention - to us a great gain - has thought proper to recall his ambassador . If this is a matter of regret , it cannot alter our gratitude to him , nor our faith VOL ...
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