The New International Encyclopaedia, Volume 8Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby Dodd, Mead, 1906 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... attacking and plundering the Spaniards . He was a lieutenant in the French Navy from 1679 to 1681 , when he was elected principal chief of the buccaneers , whom he continued to hold in readiness to aid the French at Santo Domingo . When ...
... attacking and plundering the Spaniards . He was a lieutenant in the French Navy from 1679 to 1681 , when he was elected principal chief of the buccaneers , whom he continued to hold in readiness to aid the French at Santo Domingo . When ...
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... attack . The quarter - back , who usually directs the attack , must possess general- ship , speed , and ability in handling the ball . The other backs are chosen for their ability in advancing the ball on the attack and in backing up ...
... attack . The quarter - back , who usually directs the attack , must possess general- ship , speed , and ability in handling the ball . The other backs are chosen for their ability in advancing the ball on the attack and in backing up ...
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... attack and defense . To retain possession of the ball a side must advance it a certain number of yards within three downs . Failing in this the ball is given to the other side to attack under the same conditions . The two fundamental ...
... attack and defense . To retain possession of the ball a side must advance it a certain number of yards within three downs . Failing in this the ball is given to the other side to attack under the same conditions . The two fundamental ...
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... attacked Fort Donel- son , before which Grant with his army had ar- rived two days earlier ; but was repulsed , and ... attacks on Jefferson Davis , his old rival , were bitter and scathing . He was in Washington even before Lee's ...
... attacked Fort Donel- son , before which Grant with his army had ar- rived two days earlier ; but was repulsed , and ... attacks on Jefferson Davis , his old rival , were bitter and scathing . He was in Washington even before Lee's ...
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... attacks , and fungous diseases . Mixed forests are not so subject to great loss from the last two causes as pure woods , since the same fungus or insect seldom attacks any great num- ber of species of trees . Public sentiment , knowl ...
... attacks , and fungous diseases . Mixed forests are not so subject to great loss from the last two causes as pure woods , since the same fungus or insect seldom attacks any great num- ber of species of trees . Public sentiment , knowl ...
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