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Excerpt from Female Biography, or Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of All Ages and Countries, Vol. 2 of 3: Alphabetically Arranged
Panin had become negligent of his duties both as a courtier and minister: Potemkin, who, in succeeding to the post of Orlo¿', had succeeded to his ambition, took advantage of this remissness to prejudice him in favour of the empress. The favourite, who aspired to the hand and throne of Catherine, stood in awe of the frankness and in¿uence of the minister.
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