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... young prince's sword ; for , while he was driven back , they re- ceived a severe shock , whereby , his brother Ethelred coming to the rescue with his forces , the tide of battle was turned in favor of the Saxons . At the death of his ...
... young prince's sword ; for , while he was driven back , they re- ceived a severe shock , whereby , his brother Ethelred coming to the rescue with his forces , the tide of battle was turned in favor of the Saxons . At the death of his ...
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... young . ' I would say to myself : ' Whom the gods and Bar- abbas preserve survive on for despondency , sadness , madness and despair ' ; and my son should surely die . For what I have seen I have seen , and what I have suffered I have ...
... young . ' I would say to myself : ' Whom the gods and Bar- abbas preserve survive on for despondency , sadness , madness and despair ' ; and my son should surely die . For what I have seen I have seen , and what I have suffered I have ...
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... Chateau- briand's nor Dumas ' just mentioned books . We read much in Poland , but it is impossible to read all that is printed . As a young man I have read some of Chateaubriand's books , SOCIETY OF AMERICAN AUTHORS . 277.
... Chateau- briand's nor Dumas ' just mentioned books . We read much in Poland , but it is impossible to read all that is printed . As a young man I have read some of Chateaubriand's books , SOCIETY OF AMERICAN AUTHORS . 277.
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young man I have read some of Chateaubriand's books , but Les Martyrs never fell into my hands , though I knew of its existence , but I never even heard of Dumas ' Acté . I have always been a great admirer of Dumas and have read some of ...
young man I have read some of Chateaubriand's books , but Les Martyrs never fell into my hands , though I knew of its existence , but I never even heard of Dumas ' Acté . I have always been a great admirer of Dumas and have read some of ...
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... young Canadian poet , published a col- lected subscription edition of his metrical pieces for the sole benefit of his widow , a Toronto publisher ( Morang ) has undertaken to bring out a new edition , so that the numer- ous American ...
... young Canadian poet , published a col- lected subscription edition of his metrical pieces for the sole benefit of his widow , a Toronto publisher ( Morang ) has undertaken to bring out a new edition , so that the numer- ous American ...
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