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... give direct vitality to the diffusion of Christianity in Eng- land . The spot in which lie buried the remains of the first primate of England and the first Christian English king , served as a direct memorial of the Appian Way , as the ...
... give direct vitality to the diffusion of Christianity in Eng- land . The spot in which lie buried the remains of the first primate of England and the first Christian English king , served as a direct memorial of the Appian Way , as the ...
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... of the rarest tolerance . When Queen Elizabeth began to give shelter to the Protestants , who were escaping from persecution in France , a small colony of French refugees , consisting chiefly of poor silk 28 CANTERBURY , AND THE WORSHIP.
... of the rarest tolerance . When Queen Elizabeth began to give shelter to the Protestants , who were escaping from persecution in France , a small colony of French refugees , consisting chiefly of poor silk 28 CANTERBURY , AND THE WORSHIP.
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... give an idea of the course of development of these institutions , and to trace by its means the manner in which they developed and main- tained their social , ecclesiastical and political relations , in the midst of the many ...
... give an idea of the course of development of these institutions , and to trace by its means the manner in which they developed and main- tained their social , ecclesiastical and political relations , in the midst of the many ...
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... give validity to the tenure of any questionable property which their house might hold . The State , which in the meanwhile was becoming more and more firmly based upon law and order , now therefore felt itself imperatively called upon ...
... give validity to the tenure of any questionable property which their house might hold . The State , which in the meanwhile was becoming more and more firmly based upon law and order , now therefore felt itself imperatively called upon ...
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... give us a most welcome insight into the easy and comfortable lives which the brethren there led as early as the days of Edward I .; and we are not a little struck by the admirable manner in which they managed to subdivide the labour of ...
... give us a most welcome insight into the easy and comfortable lives which the brethren there led as early as the days of Edward I .; and we are not a little struck by the admirable manner in which they managed to subdivide the labour of ...
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