The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts, Volumes 1-4William Rose Benét |
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... TION MEN " were imprisoned for six months . By a play on the words , a bumbailiff was so called , because his duty was to snatch or cap- ture the body of a delinquent . Boehme , Jakob , see BÖHME . Boeotian . A rude , unlettered person ...
... TION MEN " were imprisoned for six months . By a play on the words , a bumbailiff was so called , because his duty was to snatch or cap- ture the body of a delinquent . Boehme , Jakob , see BÖHME . Boeotian . A rude , unlettered person ...
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... tion to navigate the seas beyond a certain limit , usually three miles from the coast , free from control or molestation by any other na- tion , upheld as a traditional doctrine by the U.S. from colonial times . It was the violation of ...
... tion to navigate the seas beyond a certain limit , usually three miles from the coast , free from control or molestation by any other na- tion , upheld as a traditional doctrine by the U.S. from colonial times . It was the violation of ...
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... tion through his own efforts . He lost his posi- tion as professor in the Collège de France be- cause of his attacks on the Jesuits , and later , when Napoleon III assumed power , he was also dismissed from his employment in the ...
... tion through his own efforts . He lost his posi- tion as professor in the Collège de France be- cause of his attacks on the Jesuits , and later , when Napoleon III assumed power , he was also dismissed from his employment in the ...
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