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... kind of boat extant , as they were mentioned by Herodotus and Strabo , and Julius Cæsar employed them in Spain . In form they resemble an oblong tub , except that one end is more pointed than the other , while a plank placed across its ...
... kind of boat extant , as they were mentioned by Herodotus and Strabo , and Julius Cæsar employed them in Spain . In form they resemble an oblong tub , except that one end is more pointed than the other , while a plank placed across its ...
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... kind of flute ( pronounced ' crowd ' ) , the tabret , and the corn buelin - a bugle horn . Lastly , there were the ' singers . ' The bards had several privileges , but there were also strict laws regulating their conduct , which they ...
... kind of flute ( pronounced ' crowd ' ) , the tabret , and the corn buelin - a bugle horn . Lastly , there were the ' singers . ' The bards had several privileges , but there were also strict laws regulating their conduct , which they ...
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... kind one ; and he was so beloved in his diocese that the people are described as flocking after him when he preached , to listen to the holy teaching of one whose life and example are described by another old writer , Foxe , ' as a ...
... kind one ; and he was so beloved in his diocese that the people are described as flocking after him when he preached , to listen to the holy teaching of one whose life and example are described by another old writer , Foxe , ' as a ...
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... kind and loving friends , and the prospect softened by the affection of all his beloved kinsfolk . But to contemplate death by fire , calmly and hopefully , shows how strongly he must have believed ; and his martyr- dom , as Fuller ...
... kind and loving friends , and the prospect softened by the affection of all his beloved kinsfolk . But to contemplate death by fire , calmly and hopefully , shows how strongly he must have believed ; and his martyr- dom , as Fuller ...
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... kind , a sort of marble , being used for chimney - pieces , hearths , and such purposes , and the coarser sorts for paving streets . It is a rough and healthy tract , eighteen miles from Dorchester , and a hundred and sixteen from ...
... kind , a sort of marble , being used for chimney - pieces , hearths , and such purposes , and the coarser sorts for paving streets . It is a rough and healthy tract , eighteen miles from Dorchester , and a hundred and sixteen from ...
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