The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 327
... less and less capable of supporting both war by land and sea and her accus- tomed commerce , as England found the means to carry all her burdens and at the same time to expand her trade , inevitably she became more insistent to demand ...
... less and less capable of supporting both war by land and sea and her accus- tomed commerce , as England found the means to carry all her burdens and at the same time to expand her trade , inevitably she became more insistent to demand ...
Page 461
... less , remained the enemy - a heretic and unmonarchic state , the leader of Europe against Louis XIV , the patron of ... less been waged to solve . Austria , it was clear , survived , and Prussia had made good her bold intrusion into the ...
... less , remained the enemy - a heretic and unmonarchic state , the leader of Europe against Louis XIV , the patron of ... less been waged to solve . Austria , it was clear , survived , and Prussia had made good her bold intrusion into the ...
Page 477
... less , had already drawn from its bosom the key that was destined to unlock the gates of " Doubting Castle " . Pitt was once more in office , and , as never hitherto , in power . Cowed by the fury of the towns , his would - be ministers ...
... less , had already drawn from its bosom the key that was destined to unlock the gates of " Doubting Castle " . Pitt was once more in office , and , as never hitherto , in power . Cowed by the fury of the towns , his would - be ministers ...
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