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... Fall of Athens . Sir G. W. Cox , Bart . M.A. EPOCHS THE GREEKS and the PerSIANS . By the Rev. Sir G. W. Cox , Bart . M.A. THE RISE OF THE MACEDONIAN EMPIRE . By ARTHUR M. CURTEIS , M.A. ROME TO ITS CAPTURE BY THE GAULS . By WILHELM IHNE ...
... Fall of Athens . Sir G. W. Cox , Bart . M.A. EPOCHS THE GREEKS and the PerSIANS . By the Rev. Sir G. W. Cox , Bart . M.A. THE RISE OF THE MACEDONIAN EMPIRE . By ARTHUR M. CURTEIS , M.A. ROME TO ITS CAPTURE BY THE GAULS . By WILHELM IHNE ...
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... falls , and the hand that wields the axe is admired and applauded . The speeches of Demosthenes and Cicero pass into literature , and are studied as models of language . But Demosthenes and Cicero did not understand the facts of their ...
... falls , and the hand that wields the axe is admired and applauded . The speeches of Demosthenes and Cicero pass into literature , and are studied as models of language . But Demosthenes and Cicero did not understand the facts of their ...
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... fall in at any rate with sensible men who would talk on things which I wanted to know . Winter and spring in a warm climate were pleasanter than a winter and spring at home ; and as there is compensation in all things , old people can ...
... fall in at any rate with sensible men who would talk on things which I wanted to know . Winter and spring in a warm climate were pleasanter than a winter and spring at home ; and as there is compensation in all things , old people can ...
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... fall crashing at some lurch which is heavier than usual , with the roar of the sea underneath as a constant accompaniment . When a wave strikes the ship full on the quarter and she staggers from stem to stern , one wonders how any ...
... fall crashing at some lurch which is heavier than usual , with the roar of the sea underneath as a constant accompaniment . When a wave strikes the ship full on the quarter and she staggers from stem to stern , one wonders how any ...
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... falls on them , and rises on a more glorious scene . Jamaica had become the depôt of the trade of England with the western world , and golden streams had poured into Port Royal . Barbadoes was unoccupied when England took possession of ...
... falls on them , and rises on a more glorious scene . Jamaica had become the depôt of the trade of England with the western world , and golden streams had poured into Port Royal . Barbadoes was unoccupied when England took possession of ...
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