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... Italy ; died 1892 ( ' D.N.B. , ' vol . lvii . ) . 1894 , June 19th ( Earl of Rosebery ) . MR . T. H. S. ESCOTT . " In consideration of his merits as an author and journalist . 1007. " Succeeded John Morley as editor of the Fortnightly ...
... Italy ; died 1892 ( ' D.N.B. , ' vol . lvii . ) . 1894 , June 19th ( Earl of Rosebery ) . MR . T. H. S. ESCOTT . " In consideration of his merits as an author and journalist . 1007. " Succeeded John Morley as editor of the Fortnightly ...
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... Italy and Egypt , the Tuileries , La Vendée , and Ireland . His last words were : - " Perhaps it may be your fortune to speak to General Buonaparte ; if so , I beg you to say to him that when Charles de Meudon was dying - in exile , he ...
... Italy and Egypt , the Tuileries , La Vendée , and Ireland . His last words were : - " Perhaps it may be your fortune to speak to General Buonaparte ; if so , I beg you to say to him that when Charles de Meudon was dying - in exile , he ...
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... Italian Govern- ment ( ' D.N.B. , ' vol . xliii . ) . 1894 , June 19th ( Earl of Rosebery ) . MRS . ALICE MARGARET Hassall ( now PHILIP ) . " In consideration of the services of her late husband , Dr. Arthur Hill Hassall . 50. " Dr ...
... Italian Govern- ment ( ' D.N.B. , ' vol . xliii . ) . 1894 , June 19th ( Earl of Rosebery ) . MRS . ALICE MARGARET Hassall ( now PHILIP ) . " In consideration of the services of her late husband , Dr. Arthur Hill Hassall . 50. " Dr ...
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... Italian equivalent of Reate , an ancient town forty - eight miles north - east of Rome , is interesting . It seems ... Italians say Mileyno for Milano , though he may see the same tendency to change e to i in the first syllable of that ...
... Italian equivalent of Reate , an ancient town forty - eight miles north - east of Rome , is interesting . It seems ... Italians say Mileyno for Milano , though he may see the same tendency to change e to i in the first syllable of that ...
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... Italians challenge , as do now the French , Chi va là ? And vif would have never become vive . All this is mere twaddle ; and for it we are expected to give up an explanation equally satisfactory from the standpoint of reason and ...
... Italians challenge , as do now the French , Chi va là ? And vif would have never become vive . All this is mere twaddle ; and for it we are expected to give up an explanation equally satisfactory from the standpoint of reason and ...
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