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... empire , the chief port of the country , and the commercial emporium of the whole world , has not always been without a rival in regard to every province of material power . The Romans , when they opened Britain to the knowledge of the ...
... empire , the chief port of the country , and the commercial emporium of the whole world , has not always been without a rival in regard to every province of material power . The Romans , when they opened Britain to the knowledge of the ...
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... empire . And although every monastery did not contribute in an equal degree to all these beneficial results , all aided to the best of their power and opportunities in bringing about that special state of cultivation , which ...
... empire . And although every monastery did not contribute in an equal degree to all these beneficial results , all aided to the best of their power and opportunities in bringing about that special state of cultivation , which ...
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... Empire , and in England . We are here more especially called upon to consider their sphere of activity in the latter country ; and in the furtherance of this object we purpose availing ourselves largely of some valuable materials which ...
... Empire , and in England . We are here more especially called upon to consider their sphere of activity in the latter country ; and in the furtherance of this object we purpose availing ourselves largely of some valuable materials which ...
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... Empire , used all his efforts to secure the nomination of his nephew Otho to the dignity of King of Rome . When this prince quarrelled with Rome , he made common cause with John of England , who had his own differences to settle with ...
... Empire , used all his efforts to secure the nomination of his nephew Otho to the dignity of King of Rome . When this prince quarrelled with Rome , he made common cause with John of England , who had his own differences to settle with ...
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Reinhold Pauli. Rhineland and the north - western part of the Empire . He was unable to restore the splendour of the Empire , and the only traces of the benefits conferred by his rule are afforded by the privileges which he granted in re ...
Reinhold Pauli. Rhineland and the north - western part of the Empire . He was unable to restore the splendour of the Empire , and the only traces of the benefits conferred by his rule are afforded by the privileges which he granted in re ...
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Side 5 - European History, Narrated in a Series of Historical Selections from the best Authorities. Edited and arranged by EM SEWELL and CM YONGE. First Series, crown 8vo. 6s. ; Second Series, 1088-1228, crown 8vo. 6s. Third Edition. " We know of scarcely anything," says the GUARDIAN, of this volume, "which is so likely to raise to a higher level the average standard of English education.
Side 8 - Stands alone as the one general history of the country, for the sake of which all others, if young and old are wise, will be speedily and surely set aside.
Side 6 - The book indeed is full of instruction and interest to students of all ages, and he must be a well-informed man indeed who will not rise from its perusal with clearer and more accurate ideas of a too much neglected portion of English history.
Side 19 - Wilson. — A MEMOIR OF GEORGE WILSON, MD, FRSE, Regius Professor of Technology in the University of Edinburgh. By his SISTER. New Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s. "An exquisite and touching portrait of a rare and beautiful spirit.
Side 24 - Stephen (CE)— THE SERVICE OF THE POOR; Being an Inquiry into the Reasons for and against the Establishment of Religious Sisterhoods for Charitable Purposes. By CAROLINE EMILIA STEPHEN. Crown 8vo. 6s. 6d. "The ablest advocate of a better line of work in this direction that we have ever seen.
Side 18 - The result is a vivid picture of tropical life, which may be read with unflagging interest, and a sufficient account of his scientific conclusions to stimulate our appetite without wearying us by detail. In short, we may safely say that we have never read a more agreeable book of its kind.
Side 292 - Areopagitica: a speech to the Parliament of England, for the liberty of unlicensed printing; with prefatory remarks, copious notes, and excursive illustrations, by T.