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...the empire. He ivas loyally supported by the dS of hl'S o'd Italian kinSdom and by the Austrasians, ruling race, whose imperialist tendencies had been...the brother Lewis of Bavaria, which his dead father thr« brothers. had left half finished. But on arriving in Bavaria he did not strike down his enemy,...

...contrasted sentences connected by but an internal contrast, also indicated by but, is added : — (a) B. he did not follow up his threats by any prompt action against the young king, b. went off to Germany to conclude the campaign against his brother Lewis of Bavaria. B. on arriving...

...rule?), the result is a shaky staircase. This is the case in sentences which feature many buts. Ex: 'But he did not follow up his threats by any prompt...off to Germany to conclude the campaign against his brother Lewis of Bavaria. But on arriving in Bavaria he did not strike down his enemy, but made a six...