The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties, Volume 2Harper, 1859 - Self-culture |
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... honored friend of Pericles , was a native of Clazomenæ , in Ionia , and the descendant of noble and wealthy ... honors , and that share in the management of af- fairs , to which his birth and qualities entitled him to aspire , " for the ...
... honored friend of Pericles , was a native of Clazomenæ , in Ionia , and the descendant of noble and wealthy ... honors , and that share in the management of af- fairs , to which his birth and qualities entitled him to aspire , " for the ...
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... honors and privileges on the teachers , and neglecting nothing that could make her once more the metropolis of the world of letters . Marcus Aurelius is said to have written several books ; but only one work , his ' Moral Reflections ...
... honors and privileges on the teachers , and neglecting nothing that could make her once more the metropolis of the world of letters . Marcus Aurelius is said to have written several books ; but only one work , his ' Moral Reflections ...
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... honor of being the father of the music , as well as of the poe- try , of his country . He is recorded by the old chron- iclers to have been eminently skilled both in vocal and instrumental music , and to have performed on no less than ...
... honor of being the father of the music , as well as of the poe- try , of his country . He is recorded by the old chron- iclers to have been eminently skilled both in vocal and instrumental music , and to have performed on no less than ...
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... honor of receiving the same service from Chaucer , the father of * The same who afterwards became Pope , under the title of Adrian VI See vol . i . p . 204 . English poetry . * Elizabeth's successor , JAMES , had 22 THE PURSUIT OF ...
... honor of receiving the same service from Chaucer , the father of * The same who afterwards became Pope , under the title of Adrian VI See vol . i . p . 204 . English poetry . * Elizabeth's successor , JAMES , had 22 THE PURSUIT OF ...
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... honor of this celebrated vessel , which took place , by the emperor's command , at St. Petersburg , on the 12th of August , 1723. On this occasion , the sloop , or ship's boat , as it is here called , having been repaired and beautified ...
... honor of this celebrated vessel , which took place , by the emperor's command , at St. Petersburg , on the 12th of August , 1723. On this occasion , the sloop , or ship's boat , as it is here called , having been repaired and beautified ...
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