The Empire of Austria: Its Rise and Present PowerMason, 1859 - 520 páginas |
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... meet him at that rendezvous . Vienna , the capital , was a fortress of great strength . Upon this frontier post Charlemagne had es- tablished a strong body of troops under a commander who was called a margrave ; and for some centuries ...
... meet him at that rendezvous . Vienna , the capital , was a fortress of great strength . Upon this frontier post Charlemagne had es- tablished a strong body of troops under a commander who was called a margrave ; and for some centuries ...
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... meet the foe . Rapidy traversing the southern banks of the Danube to Hamburg , he crossed the river and advanced to Marcheck , on the banks of the Morava . He was joined by some troops from Styria and Carinthia , and by a strong force ...
... meet the foe . Rapidy traversing the southern banks of the Danube to Hamburg , he crossed the river and advanced to Marcheck , on the banks of the Morava . He was joined by some troops from Styria and Carinthia , and by a strong force ...
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... meet the foe , emboldened only by despair . But few of the confederates were in armor . They were furnished with such weapons as men grasp when despot- ism rouses them to insurrection , rusty battle - axes , pikes and halberts , and two ...
... meet the foe , emboldened only by despair . But few of the confederates were in armor . They were furnished with such weapons as men grasp when despot- ism rouses them to insurrection , rusty battle - axes , pikes and halberts , and two ...
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... meet him at Znaim in Moravia , near the frontiers of Austria , and sent for Albert and his daughter to hasten to that place . The infirm emperor , traveling by slow stages , succeeded in reaching Znaim . He immediately sum- moned the ...
... meet him at Znaim in Moravia , near the frontiers of Austria , and sent for Albert and his daughter to hasten to that place . The infirm emperor , traveling by slow stages , succeeded in reaching Znaim . He immediately sum- moned the ...
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... meet the fleet there . The Turkish sultan himself gathered his troops and advanced to meet Sigismond . The Christian troops were utterly routed , and nearly all put to the sword . The emperor with difficulty escaped . In the confusion ...
... meet the fleet there . The Turkish sultan himself gathered his troops and advanced to meet Sigismond . The Christian troops were utterly routed , and nearly all put to the sword . The emperor with difficulty escaped . In the confusion ...
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alarmed Albert alliance allies ambassador ambition arms army battle Belgrade blood Bohemia brother castle Catholic Charles Church claim command commenced compelled coöperation court Danube daughter death declared decree despotic died diet dominions duchy Duke of Bavaria Duke of Lorraine election Elector Elector of Saxony emperor endeavored energy England entered Europe father favor Ferdinand force fortress France Frederic French garrison German empire Germany Gustavus hands Hapsburg hereditary honor hostile house of Austria hundred Hungarians Hungary immediately Italy king King of Bohemia King of Hungary kingdom Ladislaus Leopold Louis Maria Theresa Matthias Maximilian miles monarch nobles palace party peace peror Philip Poland pope possession Prague princes promised Protestants provinces Prussia queen realms received reign retreat Rhine Rhodolph roused Saxony secure sent Silesia soon sovereign Spain Spanish spirit succeeded sultan summoned surrender territory thousand throne tion took Transylvania treaty troops Turks Tyrol victory Vienna Wallenstein
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Página 307 - They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms ; that made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
Página 134 - This is the state of man : to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him . The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And, — when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Página 413 - Everything in this court is running into the last confusion and ruin, where there are as visible signs of folly and madness as ever were inflicted on a people whom Heaven is determined to destroy, no less by domestic divisions than by the more public calamities of repeated defeats, defencelessness, poverty, plague, and famine.
Página 306 - Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
Página 219 - At all events this concentration will be brought about sooner or later by the very force of events. The impulse is given, and I think that, since my fall, and the destruction of my system, no grand equilibrium can possibly be established in Europe, except by the concentration and confederation of the principal nations. The sovereign who, in the first great conflict, shall sincerely embrace the cause of the people, will find himself at the head of all Europe, and may attempt whatever he pleases.
Página 462 - ... that she might animate the troops by her presence and bounty. She established a military academy at Vienna, and collected the most skilful professors of all the sciences and exercises which tend to elucidate or improve the art of war. By these institutions the army acquired, under the auspices of Maria Theresa, such a degree of perfection as it had never attained under any of her predecessors; and a woman accomplished designs worthy of a great man.
Página 442 - He obtained what he asked for and went to rejoin Marshal Belle-Isle at Egra.
Página 489 - I hope, will meet with little difficulty. He will immediately depart for Vienna, and will be able to return in five or six days, during which time I will act with such caution that your imperial majesty may have no cause of apprehension for the safety of any part of your family, and particularly of the emperor, whom I love and esteem, although our opinions differ in regard to the affairs of Germany.
Página 99 - To-morrow I shall send the Bishop of Guzk to the pope at Rome, to conclude an agreement with him that I may be appointed his coadjutor, and on his death succeed to the papacy, and become a priest, and afterwards a saint, that you may be bound to worship me, of which I shall be very proud.
Página 217 - Europe, dispersed, it is true, upwards of thirty millions of French, fifteen millions of Spaniards, fifteen millions of Italians, and thirty millions of Germans; and it was my intention to incorporate these people each into one nation. It would have been a noble thing to have advanced into posterity with such a train, and attended by the blessings of future ages.