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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... Soon afterward he started on his own account , and made many journeys to the continent . Having extraordinary linguistic ability he made use of his residence in foreign countries to acquire the different languages , and his first ...
... Soon afterward he started on his own account , and made many journeys to the continent . Having extraordinary linguistic ability he made use of his residence in foreign countries to acquire the different languages , and his first ...
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... soon after elected a knight of the Thistle , and received the command of a regiment . He was subsequently raised to the dignity of a British peer , under the title of Lord Boyle . He retired from court soon after the accession of George ...
... soon after elected a knight of the Thistle , and received the command of a regiment . He was subsequently raised to the dignity of a British peer , under the title of Lord Boyle . He retired from court soon after the accession of George ...
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... soon after . His deeds are still celebrated by the Greeks in many popular songs . Through Halleck's spirited poem , Marco Bozaris , his name and fame have been made familiar to several generations of Amer- ican school boys . song of the ...
... soon after . His deeds are still celebrated by the Greeks in many popular songs . Through Halleck's spirited poem , Marco Bozaris , his name and fame have been made familiar to several generations of Amer- ican school boys . song of the ...
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... soon showed that his wisdom as a statesman was not less than his ability as a captain . Though Braccio had now gained the great object of his life , ambition led him to attempt the con- quest of Rome , and he gained several advan- tages ...
... soon showed that his wisdom as a statesman was not less than his ability as a captain . Though Braccio had now gained the great object of his life , ambition led him to attempt the con- quest of Rome , and he gained several advan- tages ...
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... soon became proficient in both science and music . In instru- mental music he attained a very high rank , becoming one of the most distinguished organ- ists of Paris , and excelling also as a violoncel- list . At the age of 20 he had ...
... soon became proficient in both science and music . In instru- mental music he attained a very high rank , becoming one of the most distinguished organ- ists of Paris , and excelling also as a violoncel- list . At the age of 20 he had ...
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