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[Illustration: _H. Corbould._ _W. Chevalier._
_He ran every where in person to put a stop to the pillage and
slaughter._
_Chap. 13._]
THE
HISTORY
_OF_
PETER THE GREAT.
[Illustration:
_H. Corbould._ _W. Chevalier._
_Council him for his own safety,
not to pardon me._
_Chap. 36._]
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MANCHESTER.
THE
HISTORY
OF
PETER THE GREAT,
EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.
FROM THE FRENCH OF VOLTAIRE,
BY SMOLLETT.
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