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... importance . Afterwards he marries Madonna Gemma , of the family of the Donati , and five sons and one or two daughters are born to him . Having entered public life in those stormy times of feud and faction , he becomes one of the ...
... importance . Afterwards he marries Madonna Gemma , of the family of the Donati , and five sons and one or two daughters are born to him . Having entered public life in those stormy times of feud and faction , he becomes one of the ...
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... importance of the personages as they play their parts on the stage : the politicians and the soldiers always stand out in grotesque relief . To the Florentines of 1300 ( even to such a man as Giovanni Villani ) , the Uberti , the Donati ...
... importance of the personages as they play their parts on the stage : the politicians and the soldiers always stand out in grotesque relief . To the Florentines of 1300 ( even to such a man as Giovanni Villani ) , the Uberti , the Donati ...
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... important significance to the Israelites ; their significance has ceased for us , but the vital teaching of the Old Testament is not in the least dependent on them . It is as true to us as the day it was written , because it is the ...
... important significance to the Israelites ; their significance has ceased for us , but the vital teaching of the Old Testament is not in the least dependent on them . It is as true to us as the day it was written , because it is the ...
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... important considera- tion that arises in our minds ? An English- man , primed by Professor Seeley , will promptly answer , " The expansion of England . " But an American will certainly answer , " The predomi- nance of American ideas ...
... important considera- tion that arises in our minds ? An English- man , primed by Professor Seeley , will promptly answer , " The expansion of England . " But an American will certainly answer , " The predomi- nance of American ideas ...
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... this stage of social development signalises a new departure of immense historical importance . It changes the whole attitude and the ideals of a people— whether for better or for worse is a point we 114 THE NEW WORLD .
... this stage of social development signalises a new departure of immense historical importance . It changes the whole attitude and the ideals of a people— whether for better or for worse is a point we 114 THE NEW WORLD .
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