The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith R.S. Peale, 1890 |
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... taken by Vespasian , though , on the first occasion , the Jewish inhabitants offered a stout resistance . At a later period it recovered from the injuries he inflicted , and was one of the most beautiful and flourish- ing cities of ...
... taken by Vespasian , though , on the first occasion , the Jewish inhabitants offered a stout resistance . At a later period it recovered from the injuries he inflicted , and was one of the most beautiful and flourish- ing cities of ...
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... taken up with the older faith or faiths interwoven in some cases with the descriptions of it , and with stories regarding these mis- mythology of the Northmen . The mythology of the East chievous and meddling beings . They were fond of ...
... taken up with the older faith or faiths interwoven in some cases with the descriptions of it , and with stories regarding these mis- mythology of the Northmen . The mythology of the East chievous and meddling beings . They were fond of ...
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... taken from the Scriptures , as Eoin John , Scumas James , Tomas or Tabhas Thomas , Pendar Peter , & c .; some of the names come from the Norse , as Torcuil Tor- quil , Tormaid Norman , Aulaidh Olave , Leod Leod , and some are borrowed ...
... taken from the Scriptures , as Eoin John , Scumas James , Tomas or Tabhas Thomas , Pendar Peter , & c .; some of the names come from the Norse , as Torcuil Tor- quil , Tormaid Norman , Aulaidh Olave , Leod Leod , and some are borrowed ...
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... taken to London . Even at that time it was famed for its wines , which , under the name of Vin du Cog , were exported to England and Holland . The population in 1876 was 6099 . GAILLARD , GABRIEL Henri ( 1726-1806 ) , a French historian ...
... taken to London . Even at that time it was famed for its wines , which , under the name of Vin du Cog , were exported to England and Holland . The population in 1876 was 6099 . GAILLARD , GABRIEL Henri ( 1726-1806 ) , a French historian ...
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... taken for granted that the name is never used The physical characters of Galatia are in great measure in the New Testament except in its older colloquial sense as similar to those of the adjoining provinces of Phrygia and equivalent to ...
... taken for granted that the name is never used The physical characters of Galatia are in great measure in the New Testament except in its older colloquial sense as similar to those of the adjoining provinces of Phrygia and equivalent to ...
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