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... wrote , that is to be inwardly holy and to do good service to mankind . ' < C With all his limitations Marcus Aurelius was , as Stuart Jones has written , a pattern of the highest virtue which the spirit of antiquity could produce ...
... wrote , that is to be inwardly holy and to do good service to mankind . ' < C With all his limitations Marcus Aurelius was , as Stuart Jones has written , a pattern of the highest virtue which the spirit of antiquity could produce ...
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... wrote Mme de Maintenon , ' to have to amuse a man who is unamusable . ' Dark clouds indeed accompanied the setting of the Roi Soleil . The King himself probably retained some theory of his Divine Right . He certainly retained the feudal ...
... wrote Mme de Maintenon , ' to have to amuse a man who is unamusable . ' Dark clouds indeed accompanied the setting of the Roi Soleil . The King himself probably retained some theory of his Divine Right . He certainly retained the feudal ...
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... wrote , is not the absolute master , but only the first servant , of his people . ' To this service he devoted his tremendous energies without stint or holiday . He supervised the whole administration with incessant and minute ...
... wrote , is not the absolute master , but only the first servant , of his people . ' To this service he devoted his tremendous energies without stint or holiday . He supervised the whole administration with incessant and minute ...
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The King as Magician II | 11 |
The King as God | 27 |
The King as Warrior | 47 |
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