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The family gathered order , and the conservative reformation resumed its quiet course . in this three - storeyed ... after 1532 the stipend was 15th and earlier years of the 16th century and which had been increased to £ 240 with ...
The family gathered order , and the conservative reformation resumed its quiet course . in this three - storeyed ... after 1532 the stipend was 15th and earlier years of the 16th century and which had been increased to £ 240 with ...
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66 prince or feudal superior , for the purpose , primarily , of educa- ever , survives in Ockwells , a short distance south of the town . tion , goes back to early feudal times , and is parallel with the The stone bridge carrying the ...
66 prince or feudal superior , for the purpose , primarily , of educa- ever , survives in Ockwells , a short distance south of the town . tion , goes back to early feudal times , and is parallel with the The stone bridge carrying the ...
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The reformation inaugurated by Rāmānuja ' early in the ! ... whose works smell Athenian wings , whose formation had been made specially deep , too much of the lamp to satisfy European standards of criticism . broke the opposing ...
The reformation inaugurated by Rāmānuja ' early in the ! ... whose works smell Athenian wings , whose formation had been made specially deep , too much of the lamp to satisfy European standards of criticism . broke the opposing ...
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In the first , the Periplus of the failure of the rising he escaped to Utrecht , where he lived in great Outer Sea ... He accompanied William of Orange to description of the coasts of the eastern and western oceans , his England ...
In the first , the Periplus of the failure of the rising he escaped to Utrecht , where he lived in great Outer Sea ... He accompanied William of Orange to description of the coasts of the eastern and western oceans , his England ...
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In the first , the Periplus of the failure of the rising he escaped to Utrecht , where he lived in great Outer Sea ... He accompanied William of Orange to description of the coasts of the eastern and western oceans , his England ...
In the first , the Periplus of the failure of the rising he escaped to Utrecht , where he lived in great Outer Sea ... He accompanied William of Orange to description of the coasts of the eastern and western oceans , his England ...
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| Title | The Encyclopędia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, Volume 17 The Encyclopędia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, Hugh Chisholm |
| Editor | Hugh Chisholm |
| Edition | 11 |
| Publisher | At the University Press, 1911 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 5 Jul 2007 |
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