The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General LiteratureWerner Company, 1895 |
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... called novels , Emile is one only in name , and La Nouvelle Heloise is as a story diffuse , prosy , and awkward to a degree . He was perfectly without command of poetic form , and he could only be called a philosopher in an age when the ...
... called novels , Emile is one only in name , and La Nouvelle Heloise is as a story diffuse , prosy , and awkward to a degree . He was perfectly without command of poetic form , and he could only be called a philosopher in an age when the ...
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... called the Maidenway from Maiden Castle name of the Wheelcauseway_traversed the north - east corner of Liddesdale into Teviotdale . From Watling Street a branch called the Devil's Causeway passed to the Tweed . After forming part of the ...
... called the Maidenway from Maiden Castle name of the Wheelcauseway_traversed the north - east corner of Liddesdale into Teviotdale . From Watling Street a branch called the Devil's Causeway passed to the Tweed . After forming part of the ...
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... called " the lord great master , " but in the Household Book of Queen Elizabeth " the lord steward , " as before and since . In 31 Hen . VIII . c . 10 , " for placing of the lords , " he is described as " the grand master or lord ...
... called " the lord great master , " but in the Household Book of Queen Elizabeth " the lord steward , " as before and since . In 31 Hen . VIII . c . 10 , " for placing of the lords , " he is described as " the grand master or lord ...
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... called to the government of the Netherlands on the death of his aunt . He was the king's younger brother , and arrived at Antwerp in May 1635. The streets had been decorated with triumphal arches and " spectacula , " arranged by Rubens ...
... called to the government of the Netherlands on the death of his aunt . He was the king's younger brother , and arrived at Antwerp in May 1635. The streets had been decorated with triumphal arches and " spectacula , " arranged by Rubens ...
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... called to the fact that Rubrouck is the name of a village and commune in what was formerly called French Flanders , belonging to the canton of Cassel in the department du Nord , and lying some 83 miles north - east of St Omer . In the ...
... called to the fact that Rubrouck is the name of a village and commune in what was formerly called French Flanders , belonging to the canton of Cassel in the department du Nord , and lying some 83 miles north - east of St Omer . In the ...
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