Knowledge is PowerBell and Daldy, 1866 - 426 pages |
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... whole into parallels , by H. G. BOHN . Roger De Hoveden's Annals of Eng- lish History ; from A.D. 732 to A.D. 1201 . Edited by H. T. RILEY . In 2 vols . Six Old English Chronicles , viz.:- Asser's Life of Alfred , and the Chronicles of ...
... whole into parallels , by H. G. BOHN . Roger De Hoveden's Annals of Eng- lish History ; from A.D. 732 to A.D. 1201 . Edited by H. T. RILEY . In 2 vols . Six Old English Chronicles , viz.:- Asser's Life of Alfred , and the Chronicles of ...
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... whole of Aiken's Calendar of Nature . Upwards of 100 Engravings . ( Mary and William ) Stories of English and Foreign Life . Twenty beau- tiful Engravings . Hunt's ( Leigh ) Book for a Corner . Eighty extremely beautiful Engravings ...
... whole of Aiken's Calendar of Nature . Upwards of 100 Engravings . ( Mary and William ) Stories of English and Foreign Life . Twenty beau- tiful Engravings . Hunt's ( Leigh ) Book for a Corner . Eighty extremely beautiful Engravings ...
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... whole " phenomena of industrial life , " and the " conditions of industrial success . ' " " * In the South - Eastern District of the metropolis is the largest of many schools , known as the " Birkbeck " Schools . These Birkbeck Schools ...
... whole " phenomena of industrial life , " and the " conditions of industrial success . ' " " * In the South - Eastern District of the metropolis is the largest of many schools , known as the " Birkbeck " Schools . These Birkbeck Schools ...
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... whole island . His absolute property in the soil , and his perfect freedom of action , were both dependent upon one condition — that he should remain alone . If the Moskito Indian , for instance , had remained in the island , Selkirk's ...
... whole island . His absolute property in the soil , and his perfect freedom of action , were both dependent upon one condition — that he should remain alone . If the Moskito Indian , for instance , had remained in the island , Selkirk's ...
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... whole band was soon suffering with hunger . Many of the hunters , and I among others , for want of food became extremely weak , and unable to hunt far from home . " What an approach is this to the case of the lower animals ; and how ...
... whole band was soon suffering with hunger . Many of the hunters , and I among others , for want of food became extremely weak , and unable to hunt far from home . " What an approach is this to the case of the lower animals ; and how ...
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