 Azov, and with it to attack the Turkish Empire ; but he did not seem capable of conducting so great a design, though his conduct in his wars since this has discovered a greater genius in him than appeared at that time. He was desirous to understand our...  Histoire de Pierre Ier, appelé le Grand - Page 34by Ivan Golovin - 1861 - 207 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1818 - 646 pages
...He was desirous to understand our doctrine, hut he did not seem disposed to mend matters in Moscovy. He was, indeed, resolved to encourage learning, and to polish his people, hy sending some of them to travel in other countries, and to draw strangers to come and live among... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 576 pages
...He was desirous to understand our doctrine, but he did not seem disposed to mend matters in Moscovy; he was indeed resolved to encourage learning, and to polish his people, by sending some of them to travel in other countries, and to draw strangers to come and live among them. He seemed apprehensive... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 576 pages
...He was desirous to understand our doctrine, but he did not seem disposed to mend matters in Moscovy; he was indeed resolved to encourage learning, and to polish his people, by sending some of them to travel in other countries, and to draw strangers to come and live among them. He seemed apprehensive... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 424 pages
...doctrine, but he did not seem disposed to mend matters in Muscovy." He allows, however, that he was " resolved to encourage learning, and to polish his people by sending some of them to travel in other countries, and to draw strangers to come and live among them." The learned prelate... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Knowledge, Theory of - 1831 - 438 pages
...doctrine, but he did not seem disposed to mend matters in Muscovy.' He allows, however, that he was ' resolved to encourage learning, and to polish his people by sending some of them to travel in other countries, and to VOL. VHI. 3* draw strangers to come and live among them.' The learned... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - Russia - 1834 - 344 pages
...made all about him work, at the models of ships. He told me he designed a great fleet at Asoph, and with it to attack the Turkish empire ; but he did...and to polish his people, by sending some of them to travel in other countries, and to draw strangers to come and live among them. He seemed apprehensive... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1840 - 646 pages
...made all about him work at the models of ships : he told me he designed a great fleet at Azoff, and with it to attack the Turkish empire ; but he did...and to polish his people, by sending some of them to travel in other countries, and to draw strangers to come and live among them. He seemed apprehensive... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Self-culture - 1840 - 288 pages
...doctrine, but he did not seem disposed to mend matters in Muscovy." He allows, however, that he was " resolved to encourage learning, and to polish his people by sending some of them to travel in other countries, and to draw strangers to come and live among them." The learned prelate... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1845 - 560 pages
...made all about him work at the models of ships. He told me he designed a great fleet at Azoff, and with it to attack the Turkish empire ; but he did...and to polish his people by sending some of them to travel in other countries, and to draw strangers to come and live among them. He seemed apprehensive... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Self-culture - 1847 - 448 pages
...doctrine, but he did not seem disposed to mend matters in Muscovy." He allows, however, that he was "resolved to encourage learning, and to polish his people by sending some of them to travel in other countries, and to draw strangers to come and live among them." The learned prelate... | |
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