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The history of ancient Mexico, from the foundation of that empire to its ... - Page 92
by Thomas Francis Gordon - 1832
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The History of America, Volume 2

William Robertson - 1803 - 424 pages
...the multitude, taught to reverex every intimation of their sovereign's pleasure, quietly dispersed.* Thus was a powerful prince seized by a few strangers in the midst of his capita], at noonday, and carried off as a prisoner without opposition or bloodshed. History contains...
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The History of the Discovery and Settlement: To the Present Time, of North ...

William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1804 - 432 pages
...-eorimunicated his plan to his principal officers, and found means almost instantly to put it into execution. Thus was a powerful prince seized by a few strangers in the midst of his capital at noonAsy; and though his own soldiers and people broke cat ii.to transports of rage, yet upon seeing...
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Universal History, Ancient and Modern: From the Earliest Records of Time, to ...

William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1805 - 410 pages
...communicated his plan to his principal officers, and found means almost instantly to put it into execution. Thus was a powerful prince seized by a few strangers in the midst of his capital at noonday ; and though his own soldiers and people broke out into transports of rage, yet upon seeing Montezuma cheerful...
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The History of the Discovery and Settlement: To the Present Time, of North ...

William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1806 - 492 pages
...communicated his plan to his principal officers, and found means almost instantly to put it into execution. Thus was a powerful prince seized by a few strangers in the midst of his capital at noonday ; flnd though his own soldiers and people broke «ot into transports of rage, yet upon seeing Monteztuna...
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America: In which is Included the Posthumous Volume Containing the ..., Volume 2

William Robertson - America - 1809 - 392 pages
...sovereign's pleasure, quietly dispersed*. Thns was a powerful prince seized by a few strangers in tTie midst of his capital, at noon-day, and carried off...without opposition or bloodshed. History contains nothing parallel to this event, either * Ejpiaz. c. !15. Gomara Cron. c 83. Cortes Relat. Ram, p. 235,...
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The History of America, Volume 2

William Robertson - America - 1817 - 488 pages
...the multitude, taught to revere every intimation of their sovereign's pleasure, quietly dispersed.' THUS was a powerful prince seized by a few strangers...without opposition or bloodshed. History contains nothing parallel to this event, either with respect to the temerity of the attempt, or the success...
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The works of William Robertson, D.D. To which is prefixed, an ..., Volume 9

William Robertson - 1817 - 444 pages
...the multitude, taught to revere every intimation of their sovereign's pleasure, quietly dispersed.6 THUS was a powerful prince seized by a few strangers...without opposition or bloodshed. History contains nothing parallel to this event, either with respect to the temerity of the attempt, or the success...
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The History of America, Volume 2

William Robertson - America - 1821 - 614 pages
...multitude, taught to revere every intimation of their sovereign's pleasure, quietly dispersed. Thus wag a powerful prince seized by a few strangers in the midst of his capital, at noonday, and carried nil' as a prisoner without opposition or bloodshed. History contains nothing parallel to Ibis event,...
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The History of America, Volume 2

William Robertson - America - 1821 - 476 pages
...of their sovereign's pleasure, quietly dispersed e . Thus was a powerful prince seized by a few BOOK strangers in the midst of his capital, at noon-day,...and carried off as a prisoner, without opposition or 1519. bloodshed. History contains nothing parallel to this event, either with respect to the temerity...
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The works of William Robertson, D.D., with an account of his life ..., Volume 7

William Robertson - 1824 - 408 pages
...the multitude, taught to revere every intimation of their sovereign's pleasure, quietly dispersed.' Thus was a .powerful prince seized by a few strangers...without opposition or bloodshed . History contains nothing parallel to this event, either with respect to the temerity of the attempt, or the success...
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