A General History of the Christian Era: The social revolution. 9th ed. 1918B. Herder, 1913 - Europe |
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... demanded by all his Protestant adherents : his consent to change or at least dissemble his Catholic faith . But with a mag- nanimity that may be called heroic , he steadily refused this consent , though he was ready to grant toleration ...
... demanded by all his Protestant adherents : his consent to change or at least dissemble his Catholic faith . But with a mag- nanimity that may be called heroic , he steadily refused this consent , though he was ready to grant toleration ...
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... demanded from his con- quered enemies a foot of land for himself . - 31. Foundation of St. Petersburg , 1703-1718 . Whilst Charles was pushing his campaign of revenge in Poland and Saxony , Czar Peter with an increased and reorganized ...
... demanded from his con- quered enemies a foot of land for himself . - 31. Foundation of St. Petersburg , 1703-1718 . Whilst Charles was pushing his campaign of revenge in Poland and Saxony , Czar Peter with an increased and reorganized ...
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... demanded and obtained the surrender of the city and the country without bloodshed . The capit- ulation confirmed the inhabitants in the possession of their property , the exercise of their religion , and their freedom as citizens . The ...
... demanded and obtained the surrender of the city and the country without bloodshed . The capit- ulation confirmed the inhabitants in the possession of their property , the exercise of their religion , and their freedom as citizens . The ...
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... demanded no interest for loans of money or other property , and anticipated one another's wants with kindly liberality . They were humane and hospitable to strangers . They were very remarkable for the inviolate purity of their morals ...
... demanded no interest for loans of money or other property , and anticipated one another's wants with kindly liberality . They were humane and hospitable to strangers . They were very remarkable for the inviolate purity of their morals ...
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... demanded an immediate declaration of war , before Spain should be ready . The majority of the Cabinet voted against him . Thereupon Pitt resigned and his resignation was accepted by the King . Three months later the attitude of Spain ...
... demanded an immediate declaration of war , before Spain should be ready . The majority of the Cabinet voted against him . Thereupon Pitt resigned and his resignation was accepted by the King . Three months later the attitude of Spain ...
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Page 421 - Christ, at or after the consecration thereof, by any person whatsoever ; and that the invocation or adoration of the Virgin Mary, or any other saint, and the sacrifice of the Mass, as they are now used in the Church of Rome, are superstitious and idolatrous.
Page 402 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 356 - the constitution and the laws of the United States, made in pursuance thereof, shall be the supreme law of the land, anything in the constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 308 - The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war; 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective — that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 373 - I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws the Union is unbroken, and to the extent of my ability I shall take care, as the Constitution itself expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the States.
Page 41 - Name of the Council Established at Plymouth in the County of Devon, for the Planting, Ruling, Ordering and Governing of New England in America...
Page 414 - The South African Republic will conclude no treaty or engagement with any State or nation other than the Orange Free State, nor with any native tribe to the eastward or westward of the Republic, until the same has been approved by her Majesty the Queen.
Page 428 - And it is hereby declared that the relinquishment or cession, as the case may be, to which the preceding paragraph refers, cannot in any respect impair the property or rights which by law belong to the peaceful possession of property of all kinds, of provinces, municipalities, public or private establishments, ecclesiastical or civic bodies, or any other associations having legal capacity to acquire and possess property in the aforesaid territories renounced or ceded, or of private individuals, of...
Page 373 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 49 - The place they had thoughts on was some of those vast and unpeopled countries of America, which are fruitful and fit for habitation, being devoid of all civil inhabitants, where there are only savage and brutish men, which range up and down, little otherwise than the wild beasts of the same.