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It may occasion some surprise that the Roman pontiff should erect in the heart of
France the tribunal from whence he hurled his anathemas against the king ; but
our surprise will vanish so soon as we form a just estimate of a November .
It may occasion some surprise that the Roman pontiff should erect in the heart of
France the tribunal from whence he hurled his anathemas against the king ; but
our surprise will vanish so soon as we form a just estimate of a November .
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Philip Augustus of France had performed , and could not be persuaded to renew ,
the perilous vow ; but as he was not less ambitious of praise than of power , he
cheerfully instituted a perpetual fund for the defence of the Holy Land . Richard of
...
Philip Augustus of France had performed , and could not be persuaded to renew ,
the perilous vow ; but as he was not less ambitious of praise than of power , he
cheerfully instituted a perpetual fund for the defence of the Holy Land . Richard of
...
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... greatest part of the world . II . The kingdom of France is spread above fifteen or
twenty days ' journey from Germany to Spain , and from the Alps to the British
Ocean , containing many flourishing cities , and among these Paris , the seat of
the ...
... greatest part of the world . II . The kingdom of France is spread above fifteen or
twenty days ' journey from Germany to Spain , and from the Alps to the British
Ocean , containing many flourishing cities , and among these Paris , the seat of
the ...
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CHAPTER LVIII | 13 |
Raymond of Toulouse 38 | 77 |
CHAPTER LIX | 88 |
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