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... possessed great talents for business ; and is said to have occupied five secreta- ries at once , dictating to them in different languages , of which he thoroughly possessed seven . He was a master of crafty po- litics ; and in the reign ...
... possessed great talents for business ; and is said to have occupied five secreta- ries at once , dictating to them in different languages , of which he thoroughly possessed seven . He was a master of crafty po- litics ; and in the reign ...
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... possessed a natural eloquence , and knew how to insinuate himself into the hearts of those whom he wished to gain . He was greedy of others ' wealth , and prodigal of his own . He was full of vast projects , yet possessed neither lands ...
... possessed a natural eloquence , and knew how to insinuate himself into the hearts of those whom he wished to gain . He was greedy of others ' wealth , and prodigal of his own . He was full of vast projects , yet possessed neither lands ...
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... possessed the qualities proper for acquiring popularity , whence he be- came the idol of the army and the populace . When , in the reign of Henry III . , the Protestants had obtained a very ad- vantageous treaty of pacification , the ...
... possessed the qualities proper for acquiring popularity , whence he be- came the idol of the army and the populace . When , in the reign of Henry III . , the Protestants had obtained a very ad- vantageous treaty of pacification , the ...
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