Lives of Cardinal Alberoni, and the Duke of Ripperda, Ministers of Philip V. King of Spain, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Lives of Cardinal Alberoni, and the Duke of Ripperda, Ministers of Philip V. King of Spain, Vol. 1The glare which scorches Vegetation, and dings barrenness abroad, exalts mud and ordure into life, expands the reptile intp the mounting insect of the day, givqs him Wings to fly, invests hitn mth a. Gandy coat, till, in his turn, he sinks beneath that glory from which he derived his existence.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.