The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts, Volumes 1-4William Rose Benét |
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... World War I. Anselm , St. See under SAINTS . Anselme . In Molière's L'Avare , an old man who wishes to marry the ... world's peace . It has been applied , often as a figure of speech but often also in sincere conviction , to Napoleon ...
... World War I. Anselm , St. See under SAINTS . Anselme . In Molière's L'Avare , an old man who wishes to marry the ... world's peace . It has been applied , often as a figure of speech but often also in sincere conviction , to Napoleon ...
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... world , which included swimming the Hellespont and the Panama . Canal and following the legendary routes of Ulysses , Cortes , and Alexander the Great . Among his books are : The Royal Road to Ro- mance ( 1925 ) ; The Glorious Adventure ...
... world , which included swimming the Hellespont and the Panama . Canal and following the legendary routes of Ulysses , Cortes , and Alexander the Great . Among his books are : The Royal Road to Ro- mance ( 1925 ) ; The Glorious Adventure ...
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... world's records for time and distance in an airship by flying 1,008 miles in 72 hours . He wrote The Aerial Age ... World ( 1925 ) ; Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island ( 1928 ) ; The We'll to the Woods No More Open Conspiracy : Blue ...
... world's records for time and distance in an airship by flying 1,008 miles in 72 hours . He wrote The Aerial Age ... World ( 1925 ) ; Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island ( 1928 ) ; The We'll to the Woods No More Open Conspiracy : Blue ...
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