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... established for about 150 years . He was the eldest of the three sons of Patrick Constan , Constantine , or Adamson ... establish the fact that Adamson was at St. Andrews very close upon the time when the sermon was preached ; and , on ...
... established for about 150 years . He was the eldest of the three sons of Patrick Constan , Constantine , or Adamson ... establish the fact that Adamson was at St. Andrews very close upon the time when the sermon was preached ; and , on ...
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... established on the 2nd of February , 1558 , he died at Eisenach on the 14th of May , 1565 , in the 82nd year of his ... establishing a mission , and strengthening the Portuguese authority , at Espiritu Santo . On returning to San Paolo ...
... established on the 2nd of February , 1558 , he died at Eisenach on the 14th of May , 1565 , in the 82nd year of his ... establishing a mission , and strengthening the Portuguese authority , at Espiritu Santo . On returning to San Paolo ...
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... establishing John of Braganza as King of Portugal in 1640 , and was a man of much social and political influence ... established . He died guese , on the mines and mineralogy of Brazil , and some on in 1348. Of a family of four sons ...
... establishing John of Braganza as King of Portugal in 1640 , and was a man of much social and political influence ... established . He died guese , on the mines and mineralogy of Brazil , and some on in 1348. Of a family of four sons ...
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... established himself in Paris , when the Revolution of 1848 " once more uprooted him . " He remained , however , in Paris for some months , watching the course of events ; and the result of his observations was to confirm him in his ...
... established himself in Paris , when the Revolution of 1848 " once more uprooted him . " He remained , however , in Paris for some months , watching the course of events ; and the result of his observations was to confirm him in his ...
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... established himself as a teacher of Greek , and as a restorer of the art of printing . His press acquired great reputation under the name of Prælum Ascensianum , and from it he issued , with his own notes and commentaries , editions of ...
... established himself as a teacher of Greek , and as a restorer of the art of printing . His press acquired great reputation under the name of Prælum Ascensianum , and from it he issued , with his own notes and commentaries , editions of ...
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