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... taken from Spain . The war was remarkable for the prominence of privateering on both sides . It was carried on by the Spaniards in the West Indies with great success , and actively at home . The French were no less active in all seas ...
... taken from Spain . The war was remarkable for the prominence of privateering on both sides . It was carried on by the Spaniards in the West Indies with great success , and actively at home . The French were no less active in all seas ...
Page 57
... taken into account , as will presently appear , in estimating how much of the damage is to be made good . Where cattle were taken into a port of refuge in Brazil , owing to accidental damage to the ship , with the result that they could ...
... taken into account , as will presently appear , in estimating how much of the damage is to be made good . Where cattle were taken into a port of refuge in Brazil , owing to accidental damage to the ship , with the result that they could ...
Page 84
... taken place since its discovery . Basalt and scoria are the chief erupted materials . Hitherto Flores , Corvo and Graciosa have been quite exempt , and Fayal has only suffered from one eruption ( 1672 ) . The centre of activity has for ...
... taken place since its discovery . Basalt and scoria are the chief erupted materials . Hitherto Flores , Corvo and Graciosa have been quite exempt , and Fayal has only suffered from one eruption ( 1672 ) . The centre of activity has for ...
Page 101
... taken place on the 15th of June of that year . The system of reckoning time by limmi was of Assyrian origin , and recent discoveries have made it clear that it went back to the first days of the monarchy . Even in the distant colony at ...
... taken place on the 15th of June of that year . The system of reckoning time by limmi was of Assyrian origin , and recent discoveries have made it clear that it went back to the first days of the monarchy . Even in the distant colony at ...
Page 105
... taken ( 717 B.C. ) the Hittite stronghold of Carchemish and had annexed the future kingdom of Ecbatana , was now accepted as king by the Babylonian priests and his claim to be the suc- cessor of Sargon of Akkad acknowledged up to the ...
... taken ( 717 B.C. ) the Hittite stronghold of Carchemish and had annexed the future kingdom of Ecbatana , was now accepted as king by the Babylonian priests and his claim to be the suc- cessor of Sargon of Akkad acknowledged up to the ...
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