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... later , on the 20th of February 1790 , Joseph died broken - hearted . The situation needed all the statesmanship of the new ruler , Leopold II . This was less obvious in his domestic than in his foreign policy , though perhaps equally ...
... later , on the 20th of February 1790 , Joseph died broken - hearted . The situation needed all the statesmanship of the new ruler , Leopold II . This was less obvious in his domestic than in his foreign policy , though perhaps equally ...
Page 69
... later , the axolotl was found to breed in its branchiferous condition , the question seemed to be settled once for all against him , and the genus Siredon , as it was called by J. Wagler , was unanimously maintained and placed among the ...
... later , the axolotl was found to breed in its branchiferous condition , the question seemed to be settled once for all against him , and the genus Siredon , as it was called by J. Wagler , was unanimously maintained and placed among the ...
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... later built ; more probably , however , as Lowery contends , it was near the mouth of the Pedee river . The employment of negro slaves here was undoubtedly the first instance of the sort in what later became the United States . The spot ...
... later built ; more probably , however , as Lowery contends , it was near the mouth of the Pedee river . The employment of negro slaves here was undoubtedly the first instance of the sort in what later became the United States . The spot ...
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... later William Wallace conducted a vigorous campaign in the shire . He surprised the English garrison at Ardrossan , and burned the barns of Ayr in which the forces of Edward I. were lodged . Robert Bruce is alleged to have been born at ...
... later William Wallace conducted a vigorous campaign in the shire . He surprised the English garrison at Ardrossan , and burned the barns of Ayr in which the forces of Edward I. were lodged . Robert Bruce is alleged to have been born at ...
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... later years of the Commonwealth he spent in Sweden , Cromwell having despatched him thither as naval adviser . At the Restoration he returned , and became one of the commissioners of the navy , but on the outbreak of the second Dutch ...
... later years of the Commonwealth he spent in Sweden , Cromwell having despatched him thither as naval adviser . At the Restoration he returned , and became one of the commissioners of the navy , but on the outbreak of the second Dutch ...
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