The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General LiteratureWerner Company, 1895 |
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... ancient times and to despotic governments at all times . Accordingly ancient political philosophy , rich as it is in all kinds of suggestions , has very little to say that has any bearing on the sphere of government . The conception ...
... ancient times and to despotic governments at all times . Accordingly ancient political philosophy , rich as it is in all kinds of suggestions , has very little to say that has any bearing on the sphere of government . The conception ...
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... ancient schis- with some accessories ; in the Pieve di S. Gemignano , the matics . Hardly , however , had he resolved to join the Martyrdom of Sebastian , and other subjects , and some Church of Rome , when his peace was again disturbed ...
... ancient schis- with some accessories ; in the Pieve di S. Gemignano , the matics . Hardly , however , had he resolved to join the Martyrdom of Sebastian , and other subjects , and some Church of Rome , when his peace was again disturbed ...
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... ancient Boeotian city Orchomenus . They were three in number , but their names were not known ; and stones fallen from heaven stood in their temple as symbols of the goddesses ( Paus . , ix . 35 ) . Their worship was instituted by a ...
... ancient Boeotian city Orchomenus . They were three in number , but their names were not known ; and stones fallen from heaven stood in their temple as symbols of the goddesses ( Paus . , ix . 35 ) . Their worship was instituted by a ...
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... ancient quarters of the town still retain much of the Moorish style , but the modern part is somewhat commonplace . It contains several squares , of which the most remarkable is the Bibarrambla , where tournaments were formerly held ...
... ancient quarters of the town still retain much of the Moorish style , but the modern part is somewhat commonplace . It contains several squares , of which the most remarkable is the Bibarrambla , where tournaments were formerly held ...
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... ancient Egypt , on which the incised hieroglyphics still retain their sharpness . It appears that in England granite was not brought into extensive use much before the beginning of the present century ( Creasy ) . It is now largely ...
... ancient Egypt , on which the incised hieroglyphics still retain their sharpness . It appears that in England granite was not brought into extensive use much before the beginning of the present century ( Creasy ) . It is now largely ...
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