Curious Questions in History, Literature, Art, and Social Life: Designed as a Manual of General Information, Volume 2D. McKay, 1889 |
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... living players of his day . His most astonishing feat was playing , blindfold , six games at once , with as many dif- ferent players , and winning them all . The names of what we call " chess - men " are : King , Queen , Bishop , Knight ...
... living players of his day . His most astonishing feat was playing , blindfold , six games at once , with as many dif- ferent players , and winning them all . The names of what we call " chess - men " are : King , Queen , Bishop , Knight ...
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... Switzerland , the Cathedral bell , cast in 1846 , bears the inscription , " Vivos voco , mortuos plango , fulgura frango ( I call the living , I toll for the dead , I break the thunderbolt ) . " These CURIOUS QUESTIONS . 53.
... Switzerland , the Cathedral bell , cast in 1846 , bears the inscription , " Vivos voco , mortuos plango , fulgura frango ( I call the living , I toll for the dead , I break the thunderbolt ) . " These CURIOUS QUESTIONS . 53.
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... living King . " 48. " SUB ROSA . " The Sub Rosa means , literally , " under the rose . " phrase dates from 477 B. C. , when Pausanias , the com- mander of the confederate fleet of the Spartans and Athenians , was engaged in an intrigue ...
... living King . " 48. " SUB ROSA . " The Sub Rosa means , literally , " under the rose . " phrase dates from 477 B. C. , when Pausanias , the com- mander of the confederate fleet of the Spartans and Athenians , was engaged in an intrigue ...
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... living in Italy , he had become an enthusiastic collector of the rarest specimens of ancient and mediæval art ( sculptured marbles , coins , bronze statues , gems , etc. ) , forming what was believed to be the most valuable collection ...
... living in Italy , he had become an enthusiastic collector of the rarest specimens of ancient and mediæval art ( sculptured marbles , coins , bronze statues , gems , etc. ) , forming what was believed to be the most valuable collection ...
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... living . Elfrida was ambitious that her son should be king instead of his half - brother , but the influence of St. Dunstan gave the crown to Edward ; from that time she sought an oppor- tunity to kill him . Edward was gentle to all ...
... living . Elfrida was ambitious that her son should be king instead of his half - brother , but the influence of St. Dunstan gave the crown to Edward ; from that time she sought an oppor- tunity to kill him . Edward was gentle to all ...
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