resources, _that_ it is of history a great and lasting
obviously destined to make a influence. The slowness of her
great and lasting impression on progress only renders her
human affairs. Its (50) progress durability more probable. The
has been slow, but (5) _it_[37] is Russian Empire has not, like the
only on that account the more empires of Alexander the Great and
likely to be durable. (5) _It_ has Napoleon, been raised to sudden
not suddenly risen to greatness, greatness by the genius of
like the empire of Alexander in individuals or the accidents of
ancient (19) (31), or that of fortune, but has been slowly
Napoleon in modern, times, from enlarged and firmly consolidated
the force of individual genius, or by well-guided ambition and
the accidents of (54) casual persevering energy,[38] during a
fortune, but has slowly advanced, long succession of ages.
and (40 _a_) been firmly
consolidated (15) _during a
succession of ages_, from the
combined influence of ambition
skilfully directed and energy (15
_a_) _perseveringly applied_.

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The extent and fertility of the The extent and fertility of her
Russian territory are _such_ (54) territory furnish unparalleled
_as to_ furnish facilities of facilities for the increase of her
increase and elements of strength population and power. European
_which no nation_ (47 _a_) _in the Russia, that is, Russia to the
world enjoys_. European west of the Ural Mountains,
Russia--that is, Russia to the contains one million two hundred
westward of the Ural thousand square geographical
Mountains--contains a hundred and miles, or ten times the surface of
fifty thousand four hundred square Great Britain and Ireland.
marine leagues, or about one
million two hundred thousand
square geographical miles, being
ten times the surface of the
British Islands, which contain,
including Ireland, one hundred and
twenty-two thousand. Great part, This vast territory is intersected
no doubt, of this _immense_ (54, by no mountain ranges, no arid
see below) _territory is covered_ deserts; and though much of it is
with forests, or (40 _a_) _lies_ rendered almost unproductive of
so far to the north as to be food either by the densenes