The Encyclopedia Americana: A Universal Reference Library Comprising the Arts and Sciences, Literature, History, Biography, Geography, Commerce, Etc., of the World, Volume 3Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines Scientific American Compiling Department, 1903 |
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... ancients made the punishment as severe as possible by arming the fists of the combatants with strips of rawhide ( the ... ancient origin , dating back at least to the time of the siege of Troy . Homer , in describing the games at the ...
... ancients made the punishment as severe as possible by arming the fists of the combatants with strips of rawhide ( the ... ancient origin , dating back at least to the time of the siege of Troy . Homer , in describing the games at the ...
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... Ancient and Modern Pugilism , ' by Pierce Egan ( London , 4 vols . 1818-24 ) ; Michell's ' Boxing ' ( Badminton Library 1889 ) ; Cassell's Book of Sports and Pas- times ( New York 1890 ) ; Earl's ' Hand- book of Boxing ) ( 1893 ) ...
... Ancient and Modern Pugilism , ' by Pierce Egan ( London , 4 vols . 1818-24 ) ; Michell's ' Boxing ' ( Badminton Library 1889 ) ; Cassell's Book of Sports and Pas- times ( New York 1890 ) ; Earl's ' Hand- book of Boxing ) ( 1893 ) ...
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... ancient privileges to the people of Brabant . See BELGIUM . Bra'bourne , Edward Huggessen Knatch- bull - Huggessen , Lord , English juvenile story writer : b . Mersham Hatch , Kent , 29 April 1829 ; d . 6 Feb. 1893. His literary fame is ...
... ancient privileges to the people of Brabant . See BELGIUM . Bra'bourne , Edward Huggessen Knatch- bull - Huggessen , Lord , English juvenile story writer : b . Mersham Hatch , Kent , 29 April 1829 ; d . 6 Feb. 1893. His literary fame is ...
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... ancient Medes and Per- sians were well known to be extremely fond of this method of adorning themselves ; and in the Bible the bracelet is frequently mentioned as an ornament in use among the Jews , both men and women . Among the ancient ...
... ancient Medes and Per- sians were well known to be extremely fond of this method of adorning themselves ; and in the Bible the bracelet is frequently mentioned as an ornament in use among the Jews , both men and women . Among the ancient ...
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... ancient and a more modern portion , the latter with spacious , well- built streets . The appearance of the town has been almost completely changed since 1861 , the corporation having , at a great expenditure of money , effected most ...
... ancient and a more modern portion , the latter with spacious , well- built streets . The appearance of the town has been almost completely changed since 1861 , the corporation having , at a great expenditure of money , effected most ...
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