Curious Questions in History, Literature, Art, and Social Life: Designed as a Manual of General Information, Volume 2D. McKay, 1889 |
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... bells of the world bear ? Page 52 . 28. What is the meaning of the proverb " Easy is the descent to Avernus " ? Page 56 . 29. Upon what occasion did a king say : " He who loves me follows me " ? Page 57 . 30. Was Longfellow's ...
... bells of the world bear ? Page 52 . 28. What is the meaning of the proverb " Easy is the descent to Avernus " ? Page 56 . 29. Upon what occasion did a king say : " He who loves me follows me " ? Page 57 . 30. Was Longfellow's ...
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... BELLS . It has been customary , from the Middle Ages to the present time , to place an inscription upon large bells . Some of these are curious , and all of them have some sort of interest . The famous bell of Flanders , " The Great ...
... BELLS . It has been customary , from the Middle Ages to the present time , to place an inscription upon large bells . Some of these are curious , and all of them have some sort of interest . The famous bell of Flanders , " The Great ...
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... Bell rung at your will . " Many other stories are told of the Bow Bells . The church is called St. Mary Le Bow from having been the first church in the city built on arches of stone . In monkish mediæval times , church bells enjoyed ...
... Bell rung at your will . " Many other stories are told of the Bow Bells . The church is called St. Mary Le Bow from having been the first church in the city built on arches of stone . In monkish mediæval times , church bells enjoyed ...
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... Bells . " The " Liberty Bell , " still preserved in Independence Hall , at Philadelphia , was first cast in England , but owing to a flaw in it , it was re - cast in Philadelphia , being one of the first large bells cast in this country ...
... Bells . " The " Liberty Bell , " still preserved in Independence Hall , at Philadelphia , was first cast in England , but owing to a flaw in it , it was re - cast in Philadelphia , being one of the first large bells cast in this country ...
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... bells reached their present magnitude . On the varied uses of bells , a whole volume might be written . Many a bloody chapter of history has been rung in and out by bells . On Easter Monday , 1282 , at the ringing of the Sicilian ...
... bells reached their present magnitude . On the varied uses of bells , a whole volume might be written . Many a bloody chapter of history has been rung in and out by bells . On Easter Monday , 1282 , at the ringing of the Sicilian ...
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