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... favor of ancient or modern times , by giving a just view of the advantages and disadvantages of mankind in all ages . To a citizen of the United States , one of the great advantages result- ing from the study of history is , that so far ...
... favor of ancient or modern times , by giving a just view of the advantages and disadvantages of mankind in all ages . To a citizen of the United States , one of the great advantages result- ing from the study of history is , that so far ...
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... favor , the different tribes gradually fell under the lash of power , and came to be treated as public slaves . The entire body of Israelites , guided by Moses , fled from Egypt in the year 1490 before Christ , at a time when Thebes ...
... favor , the different tribes gradually fell under the lash of power , and came to be treated as public slaves . The entire body of Israelites , guided by Moses , fled from Egypt in the year 1490 before Christ , at a time when Thebes ...
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... favor he had won by assigning to her the palm of beauty , on an occasion when it was contested between her and two other female deities . When Menelaus returned home , he was naturally wroth at finding his hospitality so ill requited ...
... favor he had won by assigning to her the palm of beauty , on an occasion when it was contested between her and two other female deities . When Menelaus returned home , he was naturally wroth at finding his hospitality so ill requited ...
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... favor . Altogether , the government of the provin- ces was one which , although it led to beneficial results , in binding together a large mass of the human race , and carrying on various races and lan- guages simultaneously in a career ...
... favor . Altogether , the government of the provin- ces was one which , although it led to beneficial results , in binding together a large mass of the human race , and carrying on various races and lan- guages simultaneously in a career ...
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... favor , he lost his office . The senators , having him at their mercy , spared no means of revenge ; and Gracchus , and his friend Fulvius Flaccus , having recourse to the armed assistance of their supporters to preserve their lives ...
... favor , he lost his office . The senators , having him at their mercy , spared no means of revenge ; and Gracchus , and his friend Fulvius Flaccus , having recourse to the armed assistance of their supporters to preserve their lives ...
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