Curious Questions in History, Literature, Art, and Social Life: Designed as a Manual of General Information, Volume 2D. McKay, 1889 |
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... 58. Who was the first Poet Laureate of England ? Page 114 . 59. What are the Round Towers of Ireland ? Page 117 . 60. What city was destroyed by silence ? Page 117 . 61. Upon what battlefield was one king slain , and xii CURIOUS QUESTIONS .
... 58. Who was the first Poet Laureate of England ? Page 114 . 59. What are the Round Towers of Ireland ? Page 117 . 60. What city was destroyed by silence ? Page 117 . 61. Upon what battlefield was one king slain , and xii CURIOUS QUESTIONS .
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... tower did Napoleon ride on horseback ? Page 155 . 82. Why are the horses above the doors of St. Mark's , Venice , called the " traveled horses " ? Page 157 . 83. What is the masterpiece of German classic art , and to what hotly ...
... tower did Napoleon ride on horseback ? Page 155 . 82. Why are the horses above the doors of St. Mark's , Venice , called the " traveled horses " ? Page 157 . 83. What is the masterpiece of German classic art , and to what hotly ...
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... Tower of Pisa intentional ? Page 278 . 156. What is the origin of the phrase : " When you are in Rome do as the Romans do " ? Page 280 . 157. The passing of what law insured the destruction of Polish nationality ? Page 281 . 158. What ...
... Tower of Pisa intentional ? Page 278 . 156. What is the origin of the phrase : " When you are in Rome do as the Romans do " ? Page 280 . 157. The passing of what law insured the destruction of Polish nationality ? Page 281 . 158. What ...
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... tower nearly doubles in height the Washing- ton monument ? Page 368 . 224. Where is the Ear of Dionysius ? Page 369 . 225. What Queen , in dying , refused a dose of opium , saying , " I want to meet my God awake " ? Page 370 . 226. What ...
... tower nearly doubles in height the Washing- ton monument ? Page 368 . 224. Where is the Ear of Dionysius ? Page 369 . 225. What Queen , in dying , refused a dose of opium , saying , " I want to meet my God awake " ? Page 370 . 226. What ...
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... tower , and in their fluttering white robes sing the Te Deum . This is said to be in commemoration of the miraculous escape of the bell during a conflagration on that night A. D. 1429. The monks were at midnight prayer when the belfry ...
... tower , and in their fluttering white robes sing the Te Deum . This is said to be in commemoration of the miraculous escape of the bell during a conflagration on that night A. D. 1429. The monks were at midnight prayer when the belfry ...
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