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... Italy , took Otranto , and would probably have pursued his conquests in this country but for his death , in 1481 , on an expedition against Persia . During his reign of thirty years , he had conquered twelve kingdoms and upwards of 200 ...
... Italy , took Otranto , and would probably have pursued his conquests in this country but for his death , in 1481 , on an expedition against Persia . During his reign of thirty years , he had conquered twelve kingdoms and upwards of 200 ...
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... Italy , and published , in Italian , his valuable Civil and Natural History of Chilé ( Bologna , 1782 and 1787 , 2 vols . ) ; which has been translated into Spanish , French , German , and English ( Middle- town , Connecticut , 1808 ) ...
... Italy , and published , in Italian , his valuable Civil and Natural History of Chilé ( Bologna , 1782 and 1787 , 2 vols . ) ; which has been translated into Spanish , French , German , and English ( Middle- town , Connecticut , 1808 ) ...
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... Italy , where he professed the Roman Catholic religion ; and from that he aposta- tized to become a disciple of Mohammed , and a scrupulous practiser of the formalities of Islamism . After passing many years in Egypt , and other coun ...
... Italy , where he professed the Roman Catholic religion ; and from that he aposta- tized to become a disciple of Mohammed , and a scrupulous practiser of the formalities of Islamism . After passing many years in Egypt , and other coun ...
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... Italy , thirteen miles south - west of Vicenza ; popula- tion 1500. Here was an engagement , in 1796 , between the Austrians and French under marshal Lannes ( q . v . ) ; hence his title of duke of Monte Bello . MONTE CASINO ; a ...
... Italy , thirteen miles south - west of Vicenza ; popula- tion 1500. Here was an engagement , in 1796 , between the Austrians and French under marshal Lannes ( q . v . ) ; hence his title of duke of Monte Bello . MONTE CASINO ; a ...
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... Italy , Switzerland , Hol- land , and England . In the last country , he spent about two years , and was made member of the royal society of sciences in London . The result of his ob- servation was , that Germany was the place to travel ...
... Italy , Switzerland , Hol- land , and England . In the last country , he spent about two years , and was made member of the royal society of sciences in London . The result of his ob- servation was , that Germany was the place to travel ...
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Page 197 - ... to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Page 321 - And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
Page 317 - At the end of the fifteenth and the beginning of the sixteenth century, society was in a state of excitement.
Page 223 - Francis' tavern ; soon after which their beloved commander entered the room. His emotions were too strong to be concealed. Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, ' With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Page 197 - Faith, etc., having undertaken for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do, by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and of one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic...
Page 65 - The more ancient Maygame and morris consisted of the following characters: Robin Hood, Little John, Friar Tuck, Maid Marian, the queen or lady of the May, the fool, the piper, and several dancers, variously habited.
Page 5 - Virginia nightingale or red-bird, with such superior execution and effect, that the mortified songsters feel their own inferiority, and become altogether silent, while he seems to triumph in their defeat, by redoubling his exertions.
Page 315 - so well defined, that I could distinguish, by a telescope, every sail, the general rig of the ship, and its particular character, insomuch that I confidently pronounced it to be my father's ship, the Fame, — which it afterwards proved to be, — though, on comparing notes with my father, I found that our relative position, at the time, gave our distance from one another very nearly thirty miles, being about seventeen miles beyond the horizon, and some leagues beyond the limit of direct vision...
Page 133 - ... and took chambers in the Temple. Here he devoted himself entirely to pleasure and fashion ; and when king William visited the Inn, he was chosen as master of the pageant with which it was customary to welcome the monarch.
Page 303 - Their gestures were frightful; those who were completely under the influence of the opium talked incoherently ; their features were flushed ; their eyes had an unnatural brilliancy, and the general expression of their countenances was horribly wild. The effect is usually produced in two hours, and lasts four or five ; the dose varies from three grains to a drachm. I saw one old man take four pills, of six grains each, in the course of two hours ; I was told he had been using opium for...