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... given to the affairs of our own country , political , ecclesiastical , social , commercial , and philanthropic . Details are given of our recent wars in Afghanistan and South Africa , and of the troubles in Ireland , Russia , and Turkey ...
... given to the affairs of our own country , political , ecclesiastical , social , commercial , and philanthropic . Details are given of our recent wars in Afghanistan and South Africa , and of the troubles in Ireland , Russia , and Turkey ...
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... given to the primitive in- habitants of Babylon . The rev . A. H. Sayce ( 1877 ) con- siders them to have been the earliest civilizers of East- ern Asia , and the source of the philosophy and arts of the Assyrians and Phoenicians , and ...
... given to the primitive in- habitants of Babylon . The rev . A. H. Sayce ( 1877 ) con- siders them to have been the earliest civilizers of East- ern Asia , and the source of the philosophy and arts of the Assyrians and Phoenicians , and ...
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... given up to her majesty privately , 1 July , 1872 . cert was given to the workmen 25 Feb. , and the hall was opened by the queen 29 March , 1871 , when a grand concert was given . ALBERT BRIDGE , Chelsea , opened 23 Aug. 1873 ; freed ...
... given up to her majesty privately , 1 July , 1872 . cert was given to the workmen 25 Feb. , and the hall was opened by the queen 29 March , 1871 , when a grand concert was given . ALBERT BRIDGE , Chelsea , opened 23 Aug. 1873 ; freed ...
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... given at the Conquest to Ivo de Vesci . It has long belonged to the Percies . Malcolm , king of Scotland , besieged Alnwick , and he and his sons were killed 13 Nov. 1093. It was taken by David I. in 1136 , and attempted in July , 1174 ...
... given at the Conquest to Ivo de Vesci . It has long belonged to the Percies . Malcolm , king of Scotland , besieged Alnwick , and he and his sons were killed 13 Nov. 1093. It was taken by David I. in 1136 , and attempted in July , 1174 ...
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... given to richly bound volumes , containing poetry , tales , and essays , by eminent authors , illustrated by engravings , published annually , at first in Germany , and also in London in 1823. The duration of the chief of these ...
... given to richly bound volumes , containing poetry , tales , and essays , by eminent authors , illustrated by engravings , published annually , at first in Germany , and also in London in 1823. The duration of the chief of these ...
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