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The two sisters of this extraordinary man had heretofore been almost unknown ; the glory of their brother seemed to have cast them in the shade ; and yet the memory of these two women was well worthy of being preserved .
The two sisters of this extraordinary man had heretofore been almost unknown ; the glory of their brother seemed to have cast them in the shade ; and yet the memory of these two women was well worthy of being preserved .
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There was now , it seemed , no obstacle to her embracing the monastic life , and she determined to do so whenever the family affairs were settled . But a new and unexpected obstacle grose . Her brother , who at first had been so ...
There was now , it seemed , no obstacle to her embracing the monastic life , and she determined to do so whenever the family affairs were settled . But a new and unexpected obstacle grose . Her brother , who at first had been so ...
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And yet the allies , who had given to him the means of being mischievous , had the power , for they were then the dictators of Europe , and , if the law of nations sanctioned it , seemed liable to the duty of restraining him .
And yet the allies , who had given to him the means of being mischievous , had the power , for they were then the dictators of Europe , and , if the law of nations sanctioned it , seemed liable to the duty of restraining him .
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The empire of such a man seemed to a people becoming day by day more grave and serious , an insult as well as a calamity ; and the Duke continued to usurp the highest offices of the state , without ever appearing in the eyes of the ...
The empire of such a man seemed to a people becoming day by day more grave and serious , an insult as well as a calamity ; and the Duke continued to usurp the highest offices of the state , without ever appearing in the eyes of the ...
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To prescribe and to punish , was , in his eyes , to establish order , and order ever seemed to him justice . His activity was indefatigable , but he was parrow in his views , violent and harsh . Alike incapable of conciliating opposing ...
To prescribe and to punish , was , in his eyes , to establish order , and order ever seemed to him justice . His activity was indefatigable , but he was parrow in his views , violent and harsh . Alike incapable of conciliating opposing ...
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