Life of Victor Emmanuel II, First King of Italy, Volume 2Macmillan, 1879 |
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... history . Undaunted by the ' heavier censures ' than those already promulgated , with which he was threatened , within a month from the receipt of the Pope's reply , he and his unholy minister had carried into effect their sacrilegious ...
... history . Undaunted by the ' heavier censures ' than those already promulgated , with which he was threatened , within a month from the receipt of the Pope's reply , he and his unholy minister had carried into effect their sacrilegious ...
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... history of any people such an entry of a prince into a newly annexed province as that of our king ; and I who have been many times witness of the enthu- siasm feel quite incapable of giving an account of it . In the chief cities where ...
... history of any people such an entry of a prince into a newly annexed province as that of our king ; and I who have been many times witness of the enthu- siasm feel quite incapable of giving an account of it . In the chief cities where ...
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... like tearing his heartstrings out by the roots . In historical questions the evidence of a romancist is not admissible ; but a good novel will be read by 1 ENTHUSIASM FOR GARIBALDI . 43 thousands who do not 42 LIFE OF VICTOR EMMANUEL II .
... like tearing his heartstrings out by the roots . In historical questions the evidence of a romancist is not admissible ; but a good novel will be read by 1 ENTHUSIASM FOR GARIBALDI . 43 thousands who do not 42 LIFE OF VICTOR EMMANUEL II .
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... historical evi- dence ; and so the romancist wields a mighty power over the sympathies of his fellow - men . Uncle Tom's ... history of ancient or modern times presented no equal ; he was a Cincinnatus , a Belisarius , a Washington , a ...
... historical evi- dence ; and so the romancist wields a mighty power over the sympathies of his fellow - men . Uncle Tom's ... history of ancient or modern times presented no equal ; he was a Cincinnatus , a Belisarius , a Washington , a ...
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... history of his reign from the day of Novara to the present time , with an explanation of his policy and the motives which had guided him . As it is a lengthy address , and deals with facts already recorded here , it is not necessary to ...
... history of his reign from the day of Novara to the present time , with an explanation of his policy and the motives which had guided him . As it is a lengthy address , and deals with facts already recorded here , it is not necessary to ...
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