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by_o particular_a prince_n who_o be_v tributary_n either_o to_o the_o emperor_n or_o the_o grand_a signior_n and_o sometime_o to_o both_o together_o the_o principal_a island_n of_o europe_n be_v england_n unite_v to_o scotland_n ireland_n majorca_n minorca_n sicily_n sardignia_n corfu_n crect_n and_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o other_o in_o the_o archipelago_n and_o the_o high_a mountain_n be_v in_o france_n the_o pyrenean_n and_o the_o alps_n la_o sierra_n morena_n in_o spain_n the_o apennine_a in_o italy_n parnassus_n in_o greece_n the_o crapack_n in_o poland_n the_o rhipheans_n in_o muscovy_n and_o mont_n gibel_n in_o sicily_n this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v water_v with_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o fair_a stream_n and_o vast_a river_n which_o contribute_v not_o a_o little_a to_o the_o fertility_n of_o it_o the_o most_o considerable_a be_v the_o seine_n the_o loire_n the_o garonne_n the_o rhone_n in_o france_n the_o duero_n the_o tagus_n the_o guadiana_n the_o guadalquivir_n the_o ebro_n in_o spain_n the_o po_n and_o tibur_n in_o italy_n the_o danaw_v the_o rhine_n the_o elbe_n the_o order_n in_o germany_n the_o vistula_n and_o niepor_fw-la in_o poland_n the_o volga_n and_o don_n in_o muscovy_n the_o thames_n severn_n and_o trent_n in_o england_n the_o tay_n in_o scotland_n and_o the_o shanon_n in_o ireland_n chap._n ii_o of_o france_n in_o general_n france_n be_v to_o europe_n as_o europe_n be_v to_o all_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n for_o number_n of_o inhabitant_n for_o the_o ingenuity_n of_o the_o people_n the_o fertility_n of_o the_o soil_n the_o temper_n of_o the_o climate_n and_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o wine_n the_o government_n be_v monarchical_a but_o too_o severe_o absolute_a though_o the_o nobility_n be_v brave_a and_o warlike_a this_o kingdom_n be_v seat_v between_o the_o forty_o second_o and_o fifty_o first_o degree_n of_o latitude_n and_o the_o fifteen_o and_o nineteen_o of_o longitude_n it_o be_v bound_v to_o the_o west_n by_o the_o great_a ocean_n to_o the_o east_n by_o the_o rhine_n and_o the_o alps_n that_o separate_v it_o from_o germany_n and_o italy_n to_o the_o south_n by_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n and_o the_o pyrenean_n that_o divide_v it_o from_o spain_n and_o to_o the_o north_n by_o st._n georges-channel_n which_o the_o french_a call_n la_fw-fr manche_n that_o part_v it_o from_o england_n but_o these_o bound_n have_v not_o hinder_v the_o king_n from_o frequent_o extend_v their_o dominion_n beyond_o these_o limit_n and_o without_o search_v past_a age_n for_o example_n no_o body_n can_v be_v ignorant_a that_o in_o our_o day_n neither_o the_o rhine_n the_o alps_n nor_o the_o pyrenean_n can_v stop_v the_o rapidness_n of_o the_o conquest_n of_o lewis_n the_o fourteen_o france_n be_v about_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o league_n in_o length_n if_o we_o take_v it_o from_o the_o coast_n of_o brittany_n to_o the_o frontier_n of_o switzerland_n and_o two_o hundred_o and_o forty_o in_o 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number_n of_o fair_a province_n some_o of_o which_o contain_v more_o city_n burrough_n and_o village_n than_o many_o sovereign_a kingdom_n and_o principality_n but_o if_o you_o add_v to_o these_o the_o conquest_n of_o lewis_n the_o xiii_o and_o fourteen_o you_o will_v find_v the_o limit_n of_o this_o kingdom_n to_o be_v of_o a_o much_o large_a extent_n since_o those_o two_o monarch_n subdue_v franche_n contè_fw-fr lorraine_n alsatia_n artois_n part_n of_o flanders_n hainault_n luxemburgh_n etc._n etc._n france_n which_o be_v know_v to_o the_o ancient_n under_o the_o name_n of_o gaul_n be_v a_o hereditary_a kingdom_n the_o crown_n of_o which_o can_v descend_v to_o the_o female_a sex_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o salic_a law_n it_o always_o belong_v to_o the_o elder_a son_n and_o for_o want_v of_o male_a issue_n to_o the_o next_o of_o kin._n france_n have_v behold_v upon_o the_o throne_n king_n of_o three_o race_n the_o first_o be_v that_o of_o meroveus_n the_o second_o that_o of_o 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bourdeaux_n auch_n vienne_n ambrun_n toulouse_n narbonne_n aix_n arles_n avignon_n and_o treves_n which_o have_v under_o they_o a_o hundred_o twenty_o five_o suffragans_fw-la fourteen_o parliament_n or_o sovereign_a court_n viz._n paris_n toulouse_n grenoble_n bourdeaux_n dijon_n roven_n aix_n rennes_n pau_n metz_n tournay_n perpignan_n besanson_n and_o chamberi_n beside_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o college_n with_o which_o all_o the_o city_n of_o france_n be_v provide_v for_o the_o education_n of_o youth_n there_o be_v sixteen_o famous_a university_n viz_o that_o of_o paris_n toulouse_n montpellier_n orleans_n anger_n be_v poitiers_n caen_n bourdeaux_n bourges_n cahors_n nantes_n rheims_n valence_n aix_n avignon_n and_o orange_n this_o be_v all_o i_o have_v to_o say_v of_o france_n in_o general_a i_o now_o come_v to_o the_o remark_n which_o i_o have_v make_v in_o my_o travel_n begin_v with_o provence_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o extreme_a part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n chap._n iii_o 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