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... present day the medallist , after making conscientious studies from life ( as if he were about to paint a picture ) , commonly works out his design in wax , or similar substance , upon a disk of plaster about 12 or 14 inches The great ...
... present day the medallist , after making conscientious studies from life ( as if he were about to paint a picture ) , commonly works out his design in wax , or similar substance , upon a disk of plaster about 12 or 14 inches The great ...
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... present at the siege and capture of the fortress , July 21 , 22 , and 23 , 1839 . 3. , Syria , 1840. - Awarded by ... present . In a G.O. by Lord Ellen- borough , governor - general of India , dated Simla , Oct. 14 , 1842 , it was ...
... present at the siege and capture of the fortress , July 21 , 22 , and 23 , 1839 . 3. , Syria , 1840. - Awarded by ... present . In a G.O. by Lord Ellen- borough , governor - general of India , dated Simla , Oct. 14 , 1842 , it was ...
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... present and serving in Egypt between July 16 , and Sep. 14 , 1882. The first two clasps were also given with this issue . One military officer ( Major - General Sir A. B. Tulloch , then of the Welsh Regiment ) received the clasp ...
... present and serving in Egypt between July 16 , and Sep. 14 , 1882. The first two clasps were also given with this issue . One military officer ( Major - General Sir A. B. Tulloch , then of the Welsh Regiment ) received the clasp ...
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... present himself before the state board for the state examination . In many states the applicant must satisfy the board not only as to his professional , but as to his general education . The standing of the various medical schools is ...
... present himself before the state board for the state examination . In many states the applicant must satisfy the board not only as to his professional , but as to his general education . The standing of the various medical schools is ...
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... present time , accurate knowledge in this sphere , whether clinical , pathological or therapeutical , could scarcely be said to exist . Even in the hands of J. A. Lockhart Clarke ( 1817-1880 ) , one of the earliest investigators of ...
... present time , accurate knowledge in this sphere , whether clinical , pathological or therapeutical , could scarcely be said to exist . Even in the hands of J. A. Lockhart Clarke ( 1817-1880 ) , one of the earliest investigators of ...
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Page 73 - Parliament for such constituency and the date at which a return to such writ is made, he shall be guilty of an illegal practice within the meaning of the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act, 1883...
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Page 113 - each one for himself,' which does not acknowledge the claims of the sovereign. Mih's principle is — ' to love all equally,' which does not acknowledge the peculiar affection due to a father. But to acknowledge neither king nor father is to be in the state of a beast.
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