The History of Poland: From the Earliest Period to the Present TimeCochrane and Pickersgill, 1831 - 428 páginas |
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Alexander alliance allies ambassador appointed arms army ARTICLE Augustus Austria authority battle Bishop Boleslas brother Casimir Catharine cause Charles command commission confederacy confederates constitution Cossacks council Count court Cracow crown czar Czartoryski Dantzig declared defend deputies despotism diet dissidents Dombrowski duchy duchy of Warsaw Duke of Lorraine election emperor empress enemy entered Europe favour formed France Frederick French Gallicia Grand Duke honour Hungary Jagellon Jesuits John Sobieski king of Poland king's kingdom of Poland Kiow Kosciusko laws Leopold letter liberty Lithuania marched marshal ment military minister Moldavia monarch Napoleon nation nobles obliged Oginski pacta conventa palatinate party patriots peace person Podolia Poles Polish Polish legions Pologne Poniatowski possession Prince prisoners protection Pulawski reign Repnin Rulhière Russian Saxony says seize senate sent Sigismund Sobieski spirit Stanislas Sweden Swedish sword Tartars throne tion took town treaty troops Turkish Turks Vienna Vioménil Warsaw Wilna Wladislas
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Página 106 - — within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps Death his court." The ceremony * is then concluded with a singular form. Every new king is obliged to appear in the
Página 379 - that the Polish subjects of the respective powers should obtain a representation and national institutions regulated by the mode of political existence, which each of the governments to which they belong shall think useful and proper to be granted.
Página 370 - In my situation I have many interests to conciliate and many duties to perform. If I had reigned at the time of the first, second, or third partition of Poland, I would have armed all my people to support you.
Página 356 - he answer the emperor's emissaries, " What ! despotism for despotism ; the Poles have enough of it at home, without going so far to purchase it at the price of their blood." * The more ardent and sanguine spirits among the Polish patriots were not so sceptical, but engaged in the campaign with the highest hopes.
Página 23 - luxuries of Asia ; here was the noble architecture of Athens festooned with the gaudy tapestry of Lydia, and the rough metal of Russian swords embossed with the polished gold of Ophir and Persia. The hardy natives had plunged into the stream of pleasure with all the zest of novelty, and were tasting of
Página 334 - townspeople, old men, women, and children, were murdered in cold blood, and to fill the measure of their iniquity and barbarity, the Russians fired the place in four different parts, and in a few hours the whole of Praga, inhabitants as well as houses, was a heap of ashes.
Página 172 - or imprisoned. Three persons, accused of throwing the Virgin's image into the fire, lost their right arms, and the whole city were deprived of the freedom of public worship *. The persecuted dissidents carried their complaints before all the Protestant princes ; and Prussia, Great
Página 370 - of Poland, I would have armed all my people to support you. ... I love your nation ; during the last sixteen years I have seen your soldiers at my side in the fields of Italy, as well as those of Spain.
Página 393 - The duchy of Warsaw, with the exception of those provinces and districts which are otherwise disposed of by the following articles, is united to Russia. // shall be irrevocably bound to
Página 332 - he was recognized notwithstanding the plainness of his uniform, and was found still breathing. His name even now commanded respect from the Cossacks, some of whom had been going to plunder him ; they immediately formed a litter with their lances to carry him to the general, who ordered his wounds to be dressed and treated him with the