Chapter VI

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

later than; following

From this reading That they entirely disappeared after the fall of Poland was surely not her fault.

past form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

plural of “ambassador” — a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Poland had more free peasants, called Ziemianin, Kmiec, Kozak, than there were in France during the _regime_ of the Gabeles or Leibeigenschaft in Germany.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

plural of “censor” — someone who censures or condemns

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

compulsory military service

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

made known or openly avowed

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

command with authority

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading That they entirely disappeared after the fall of Poland was surely not her fault.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Poland had more free peasants, called Ziemianin, Kmiec, Kozak, than there were in France during the _regime_ of the Gabeles or Leibeigenschaft in Germany.

the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading That they entirely disappeared after the fall of Poland was surely not her fault.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

apart from; not including

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading That they entirely disappeared after the fall of Poland was surely not her fault.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading That they entirely disappeared after the fall of Poland was surely not her fault.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

the basis on which something is grounded

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading Poland had more free peasants, called Ziemianin, Kmiec, Kozak, than there were in France during the _regime_ of the Gabeles or Leibeigenschaft in Germany.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading Poland had more free peasants, called Ziemianin, Kmiec, Kozak, than there were in France during the _regime_ of the Gabeles or Leibeigenschaft in Germany.

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From this reading Poland had more free peasants, called Ziemianin, Kmiec, Kozak, than there were in France during the _regime_ of the Gabeles or Leibeigenschaft in Germany.

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading Poland had more free peasants, called Ziemianin, Kmiec, Kozak, than there were in France during the _regime_ of the Gabeles or Leibeigenschaft in Germany.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

set forth authoritatively as obligatory

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

plural of “improvement” — a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading Poland had more free peasants, called Ziemianin, Kmiec, Kozak, than there were in France during the _regime_ of the Gabeles or Leibeigenschaft in Germany.

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From this reading Poland had more free peasants, called Ziemianin, Kmiec, Kozak, than there were in France during the _regime_ of the Gabeles or Leibeigenschaft in Germany.

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From this reading Poland had more free peasants, called Ziemianin, Kmiec, Kozak, than there were in France during the _regime_ of the Gabeles or Leibeigenschaft in Germany.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Poland had more free peasants, called Ziemianin, Kmiec, Kozak, than there were in France during the _regime_ of the Gabeles or Leibeigenschaft in Germany.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

not any; not one

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

and nothing more

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

plural of “passport” — any authorization to pass or go somewhere

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

plural of “peasant” — a country person

From this reading Poland had more free peasants, called Ziemianin, Kmiec, Kozak, than there were in France during the _regime_ of the Gabeles or Leibeigenschaft in Germany.

a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

the property of being smooth and shiny

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

so unreasonable as to invite derision

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

any red eruption of the skin

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

-ing form of “recruit” — register formally as a participant or member

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

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From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading Poland had more free peasants, called Ziemianin, Kmiec, Kozak, than there were in France during the _regime_ of the Gabeles or Leibeigenschaft in Germany.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

To recall to mind.

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

precisely, exactly

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

the state of a serf

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

doubtful or suspect

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

in a grave and sedate manner

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

be a substitute

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading That they entirely disappeared after the fall of Poland was surely not her fault.

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Poland had more free peasants, called Ziemianin, Kmiec, Kozak, than there were in France during the _regime_ of the Gabeles or Leibeigenschaft in Germany.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Poland had more free peasants, called Ziemianin, Kmiec, Kozak, than there were in France during the _regime_ of the Gabeles or Leibeigenschaft in Germany.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That they entirely disappeared after the fall of Poland was surely not her fault.

bound or secured closely

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

in the direction of

From this reading The prediction of the reestablishment of serfdom as a result aimed at in the present Polish struggle, is not only rash but preposterous, and has no foundation except in a fixed purpose to direct all sympathy toward Rossia.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

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From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading That they entirely disappeared after the fall of Poland was surely not her fault.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The present empire of Alexander is not of _Russia_, but of _Rossia_, and the name of Russia is imposed on Polans near Kiow, on Radymicians near Nowogrodek, on Drewlans south of the river Pripec, etc.; and we must remember that Catharine II., in 1764, had solemnly declared by her ambassadors, Kayserling and Repnin, that she had no right to Russias or Ruthenias in Poland: 'Declaramus suam Imperatoriam Majestatem Dominam nostram clementissimam ex usu _tituli totius Rossiae_, nec sibi, nec successoribus suis neque Imperio suo _jus ullum_ in ditiones et terrae quae _sub nomine Russiae_ a Regno Poloniae magnoque ducatu Lithuaniae possiduntur,' etc.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Poland had more free peasants, called Ziemianin, Kmiec, Kozak, than there were in France during the _regime_ of the Gabeles or Leibeigenschaft in Germany.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The true bondage that tied man in Poland to the soil, began with the introduction of police, passports, censors or _skaski_, recruiting, conscription, and taxation, introduced by Prussia, Austria, and Rossia, as so-called _improvements_.

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From this reading Poland had more free peasants, called Ziemianin, Kmiec, Kozak, than there were in France during the _regime_ of the Gabeles or Leibeigenschaft in Germany.