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... present day they seem sufficiently free from intentional unfairness . Adam spent every spare hour in collecting and digesting the materials for his biographies , but like too many industrious students , found himself unable to work up ...
... present day they seem sufficiently free from intentional unfairness . Adam spent every spare hour in collecting and digesting the materials for his biographies , but like too many industrious students , found himself unable to work up ...
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... present , the degree of baccalaureus from the university of Leipzig . For several years he worked in perfect harmony with Luther , by whom he was deputed , in 1525 , to settle the ecclesiastical affairs of Frankfurt - on - the - Main ...
... present , the degree of baccalaureus from the university of Leipzig . For several years he worked in perfect harmony with Luther , by whom he was deputed , in 1525 , to settle the ecclesiastical affairs of Frankfurt - on - the - Main ...
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... present time there are above 3000 miles of railway com- pleted , or approaching completion , and 25,000 miles of tele- graph . These have been for the most part laid out primarily with a view to military and departmental service , but ...
... present time there are above 3000 miles of railway com- pleted , or approaching completion , and 25,000 miles of tele- graph . These have been for the most part laid out primarily with a view to military and departmental service , but ...
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... present height of 314 feet . The original design , still preserved in the Schatz- kammer ( treasury ) of the cathedral , was probably by d'Arras , but its present aspect , and particularly the exceeding richness of the decoration , is ...
... present height of 314 feet . The original design , still preserved in the Schatz- kammer ( treasury ) of the cathedral , was probably by d'Arras , but its present aspect , and particularly the exceeding richness of the decoration , is ...
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... present form ; his opinions thereon are embodied in evidence given before a Royal Commission , which has been published in the parliamentary papers . Sir W. G. Armstrong is president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers , and also ...
... present form ; his opinions thereon are embodied in evidence given before a Royal Commission , which has been published in the parliamentary papers . Sir W. G. Armstrong is president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers , and also ...
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