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... March . He had taken with him some natives of the newly - discovered lands , together with specimens of their arms and ordinary imple- ments ; and these proofs of his success excited the liveliest enthusiasm of the Spaniards as he pro ...
... March . He had taken with him some natives of the newly - discovered lands , together with specimens of their arms and ordinary imple- ments ; and these proofs of his success excited the liveliest enthusiasm of the Spaniards as he pro ...
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... march . He seems to have considered that he could make an instrument of the French sovereign ; but Charles had his own objects to serve , and ultimately his safety to secure . He was not disposed to act the part of a satellite to the ...
... march . He seems to have considered that he could make an instrument of the French sovereign ; but Charles had his own objects to serve , and ultimately his safety to secure . He was not disposed to act the part of a satellite to the ...
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... march from Finale to Bologna during a bitter night of wind and snow , and , entering the latter city on the 5th of February , placed it in so formidable a state of defence that Cardona immediately retreated to Imola . The want of ...
... march from Finale to Bologna during a bitter night of wind and snow , and , entering the latter city on the 5th of February , placed it in so formidable a state of defence that Cardona immediately retreated to Imola . The want of ...
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... March , 1514. The war in Italy , however , continued during the year , and the Spanish commander , besides gaining some successes over the Venetians , drove the French out of the few places they still held in that country . Throughout ...
... March , 1514. The war in Italy , however , continued during the year , and the Spanish commander , besides gaining some successes over the Venetians , drove the French out of the few places they still held in that country . Throughout ...
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... March , 1526 . Very shortly after the conclusion of the League , a rescript from the Emperor was received in Ger- many , in which , after much violent invective against the reformers , Charles promised that he would shortly proceed to ...
... March , 1526 . Very shortly after the conclusion of the League , a rescript from the Emperor was received in Ger- many , in which , after much violent invective against the reformers , Charles promised that he would shortly proceed to ...
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Page 557 - The occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers...
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