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... philosophical society . 1903 15.Angell , J.B. A memorial discourse on the life and services of Henry Simmons Frieze . 1890 . 16.Zeissberg , Heinrich , ritter von . Franz Josef I. 1888 . BULLETIN OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN AUTHORS ...
... philosophical society . 1903 15.Angell , J.B. A memorial discourse on the life and services of Henry Simmons Frieze . 1890 . 16.Zeissberg , Heinrich , ritter von . Franz Josef I. 1888 . BULLETIN OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN AUTHORS ...
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... philosopher which England for several hundred years pro- duced . His intentions in all the mechanical arts were of the greatest use to his countrymen . He found the cities in ruins , and he left them newly built of hewn stone ; he found ...
... philosopher which England for several hundred years pro- duced . His intentions in all the mechanical arts were of the greatest use to his countrymen . He found the cities in ruins , and he left them newly built of hewn stone ; he found ...
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... Philosophy , a portion of his version of Gregory's Pastoral Care , his Blossom Gather- ings from Saint Augustine , his Laws , and the preface to his version of Gregory's Dialogues . A few other works have been ascribed to Alfred . Their ...
... Philosophy , a portion of his version of Gregory's Pastoral Care , his Blossom Gather- ings from Saint Augustine , his Laws , and the preface to his version of Gregory's Dialogues . A few other works have been ascribed to Alfred . Their ...
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... philosophy , and in religion . No general history of the world was so well known or so highly esteemed in the time of Alfred as that of Orosius . Indeed , it continued to be held in high esteem down to the time of the invention of ...
... philosophy , and in religion . No general history of the world was so well known or so highly esteemed in the time of Alfred as that of Orosius . Indeed , it continued to be held in high esteem down to the time of the invention of ...
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... philosophy and in history , and come out to tell the world what they were doing . He was essentially a lecturer . Child of an age that lectures , not creates , said Lowell of himself , ruefully . But lecturing may be made so much of a ...
... philosophy and in history , and come out to tell the world what they were doing . He was essentially a lecturer . Child of an age that lectures , not creates , said Lowell of himself , ruefully . But lecturing may be made so much of a ...
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