The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 17. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's sons, 1884 |
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... becoming imbued with their self - reliant spirit . Thus he grew up a brave proud man , a gallant warrior as well as ... become an article of some commercial importance under the name of Mother- of - Pearl . This term , though applicable ...
... becoming imbued with their self - reliant spirit . Thus he grew up a brave proud man , a gallant warrior as well as ... become an article of some commercial importance under the name of Mother- of - Pearl . This term , though applicable ...
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... become her own mistress by the deaths of Richelieu and of her husband than she summoned Madame de Motteville to court and made her her most intimate friend . Through all the intrigues and troubles of the Fronde , Madame de Motteville ...
... become her own mistress by the deaths of Richelieu and of her husband than she summoned Madame de Motteville to court and made her her most intimate friend . Through all the intrigues and troubles of the Fronde , Madame de Motteville ...
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... become an island , and therefore inaccessible to them . Other groups , however , also probably descendants of Sigmodont Muridae , have become so strongly modified either as to structure or habits as to have been able to avoid the ...
... become an island , and therefore inaccessible to them . Other groups , however , also probably descendants of Sigmodont Muridae , have become so strongly modified either as to structure or habits as to have been able to avoid the ...
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... become nearly equivalent to " munici- pality " owing to the provisions of the Act of 1883 for extinguishing the less important of the small unreformed municipalities , and for bringing the rest within the purview of the Municipal ...
... become nearly equivalent to " munici- pality " owing to the provisions of the Act of 1883 for extinguishing the less important of the small unreformed municipalities , and for bringing the rest within the purview of the Municipal ...
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... become oppressors in their turn : as the state becomes more complex the old confederacies are broken up , and the scattered communities are reduced to order by a central government , and as privilege begins to disappear the towns are ...
... become oppressors in their turn : as the state becomes more complex the old confederacies are broken up , and the scattered communities are reduced to order by a central government , and as privilege begins to disappear the towns are ...
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