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... centuries , and it is possible that the ' Arabian Nights ' themselves may be in some degree indebted to its influence . The ... century and a half , having adopted the New Style in 1600. The change not having been simultaneous in the two ...
... centuries , and it is possible that the ' Arabian Nights ' themselves may be in some degree indebted to its influence . The ... century and a half , having adopted the New Style in 1600. The change not having been simultaneous in the two ...
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... Century Dutch Masters ; The Essex Archæological Society at Colchester ; Sales ; Gossip . MUSIC - Der Wald ... Centuries ) , 34 pp . CATALOGUE of LITURGICAL BOOKS , 20 pp . CATALOGUE of THEOLOGICAL BOOKS , 80 pp . Free on application ...
... Century Dutch Masters ; The Essex Archæological Society at Colchester ; Sales ; Gossip . MUSIC - Der Wald ... Centuries ) , 34 pp . CATALOGUE of LITURGICAL BOOKS , 20 pp . CATALOGUE of THEOLOGICAL BOOKS , 80 pp . Free on application ...
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... century any descendants of the Dean entitled to perpetuate his illustrious name had been still living , the fact should have remained undiscovered down to our own time . " Now Dean Donne died 31 March , 1631 , and in a pedigree given in ...
... century any descendants of the Dean entitled to perpetuate his illustrious name had been still living , the fact should have remained undiscovered down to our own time . " Now Dean Donne died 31 March , 1631 , and in a pedigree given in ...
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... century , may be discovered by a reference to Temple Bar for May in the pre- sent year . In a striking story entitled ' A White Night ' is given an account of the burial alive of a nun in a Spanish church , which was unexpectedly ...
... century , may be discovered by a reference to Temple Bar for May in the pre- sent year . In a striking story entitled ' A White Night ' is given an account of the burial alive of a nun in a Spanish church , which was unexpectedly ...
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... century . And to which king does the phrase refer ? The founder of the Prussian royal dignity , Frede- rick I. , is out of the question . He spent more than he had , and rewarded the services rendered him over - munificently , to the ...
... century . And to which king does the phrase refer ? The founder of the Prussian royal dignity , Frede- rick I. , is out of the question . He spent more than he had , and rewarded the services rendered him over - munificently , to the ...
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