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William Tooke (1799) View of the Russian empire during the reign of Catharine the Second, and to the close of the present century, 3 vols, vol. 2, pp. 119-20. London .
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On Poland see Jean-Baptiste Desroches de Parthenay (1734) The history of Poland under Augustus II. Which contains the great dispute between that prince and the princes of Conti and Sobieski for the Crown. London Stephen Jones (1795) The history of Poland, from its origin as a nation to the commencement of the year 1795. London. On Poland as a ‘republican monarchy’ see (1740-5) The annals of Europe for the year 1741, 6 vols., vol. 4, p. 482. London. Anon. (1751) ‘The History of Europe’, in The polite politician: or, entertaining correspondent. Being, a collection of original essays, on the most beautiful and entertaining subjects, 14-15. London.
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