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1. GREAT as have been the changes, nected with, or e marvellous the events, of recent times, of, these events in all countries, the most wonderful produced will have occurred in different and distant decisive turning parts of the world, where they exceed mankind; act everything not only witnessed by con- the overtinowe temporaries, but recorded by history not less poli of former periods. We are too near the Refor them to measure their proportions covery of an with the eye; future times, which be- of Provide come acquainted with them at a dis- the ign tance from the ear, or are witnesses, in accord after the lapse of ages, of their effects, piness of will more correctly estimate their rela-lumbus in tive magnitude and importance. The of print

simultaneous growth of the Russian it gay arm
power in Europe and of the o
United States in America
British empire in India n
stand forth pre-eminent in
wonders. Great changes in
affairs-the overthrow of ag
rise of youthful empires-the
tion of the dreams of the Cru
the dwindling away of the M
dan faith, the boundless
the Christian-the rest
European and civilised
shores of the Euxine
tations of mankind
the West-the rolli
of civilisation

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