Travels in Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark; illustrated with charts and engravings . opean courts relative to the title of emperor.—Univerjtty.^—Syllabus of the leSlures.—Matthceis catalogue of the Greekmanufcripts in the library of the Holy Synod.—Hymn to Ceres,attributed to Homer - - - - - p. 361. Chap. 6. Retail trade in the Khitaigorod.—Market for thefaleof hoifes.—Excellence of the police in cafes of riots or fre.—Chefcommon in Ruf/ia.—Accomit of the Foundling HofpitaL^^Ejicur-Jion to the monaftery of the Holy Trinity.—Delays of the poft,^^Defcription of the ? and hifo
Travels in Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark; illustrated with charts and engravings . opean courts relative to the title of emperor.—Univerjtty.^—Syllabus of the leSlures.—Matthceis catalogue of the Greekmanufcripts in the library of the Holy Synod.—Hymn to Ceres,attributed to Homer - - - - - p. 361. Chap. 6. Retail trade in the Khitaigorod.—Market for thefaleof hoifes.—Excellence of the police in cafes of riots or fre.—Chefcommon in Ruf/ia.—Accomit of the Foundling HofpitaL^^Ejicur-Jion to the monaftery of the Holy Trinity.—Delays of the poft,^^Defcription of the ? and hifory of Maria., titu-lar queen of Livonia.—Tofnb and chara^er of Boris Godunof p. 38J. List of PLATES, &c. of With Dire6lions for placing them. The Map of Poland, with the divifions of the firft and Uftpartitions, . - - - to front ^, I Polifli Gentleman - - - - — 148 Head of Staniflaus Auguftus, king of Poland - — 157Parus Pendulinus ----—. 228Map of European Ruflia - - - — 251 Plan of Mofcow - - - - —,277 Specimen of Ruffian print - - - — J75. T R A V E L S IN POLAND. HISTORY AXD GOVERNMENToBOOK I. CHAP. I. Refearches into the origin and progrefs of the Polifli government*—Inquiry into the caufes of tlie gradual diminution of royalprerogati\^p, and efLablifhment of an eleftlve monarchy.—Licen-tious power and conduft of the nobles.—Bad elTeds of arifto*cratical authority, IT is difficult to iiiveftigate in any country theorigin and progrefs of its conftitution; be-^aufe the beginning of all hiftory is involved inobfcurity, and becaufe that body of laws andiifages, which forms the eifence of every govern-ment, is not created in a particular period, or bya fnigle event, but generally refults from a feriesof circumftances which cannot be feparatelydifcriminated. In Poland, however, the poHti-cal obferver has this fmgular advantage: thevarious occurrences from which the extraordi-voL. I. JB nary 2 P O L A IV C. B. I. nary form of governmen
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