The Eclectic ReviewThomas Price, William Hendry Stowell, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood Hodder and Stoughton, 1862 This periodical is comprised mainly of book reviews. The majority of the books reviewed are religious in nature, however, books with various topics-most notably books on historical topics and books of poetry are also reviewed. |
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Page 505
... Louis XV . In the following paragraph his grand dreams are clearly set before the reader , and with what contempt we see . ' Belleisle's schemes , in the rear of all this labour , are grandiose to a degree . Men wonder at the First ...
... Louis XV . In the following paragraph his grand dreams are clearly set before the reader , and with what contempt we see . ' Belleisle's schemes , in the rear of all this labour , are grandiose to a degree . Men wonder at the First ...
Page 545
... Louis XIII . , thought it wiser to secure ' Monsieur , ' safely under lock ... Louis XIV . to the siege of Mons . At the battle of Steinkerque his tutor ... XV . ) was pampered and educated by frivolous women , till in his eighth ...
... Louis XIII . , thought it wiser to secure ' Monsieur , ' safely under lock ... Louis XIV . to the siege of Mons . At the battle of Steinkerque his tutor ... XV . ) was pampered and educated by frivolous women , till in his eighth ...
Page 548
... Louis XV . , at fourteen years old , the Cardinal was declared first ' Minister of the Kingdom . ' He had scarcely time , however , to enter on the duties of his office , before he was overtaken with sudden death in the year 1723. The ...
... Louis XV . , at fourteen years old , the Cardinal was declared first ' Minister of the Kingdom . ' He had scarcely time , however , to enter on the duties of his office , before he was overtaken with sudden death in the year 1723. The ...
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