5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and Unique Information in History, Literature, Science, Art, and Nature ...G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1901 - 816 Seiten |
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... Christ . d . = died . fl . flourished . Fr. French . Ger . German . Gr . Greek . Heb . Hebrew . It . Italian . Lat . = Latin . pl . plural . prop . = properly . Span . = Spanish . Turk . Turkish . vii Five Thousand Facts and Fancies ...
... Christ . d . = died . fl . flourished . Fr. French . Ger . German . Gr . Greek . Heb . Hebrew . It . Italian . Lat . = Latin . pl . plural . prop . = properly . Span . = Spanish . Turk . Turkish . vii Five Thousand Facts and Fancies ...
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... Christ , these meetings had degen- erated into ordinary banquets which , in later years , became occasions of de- bauchery . They were finally forbidden by the Church . In recent times , cer- tain Protestant denominations have revived ...
... Christ , these meetings had degen- erated into ordinary banquets which , in later years , became occasions of de- bauchery . They were finally forbidden by the Church . In recent times , cer- tain Protestant denominations have revived ...
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... Christ is often called the " Lamb of God . " These words are also applied to a prayer , so called be- cause its opening words are " Agnus Dei , qui tollit peccata mundi " ( Lat . , O Lamb of God , that takest away the sins of the world ) ...
... Christ is often called the " Lamb of God . " These words are also applied to a prayer , so called be- cause its opening words are " Agnus Dei , qui tollit peccata mundi " ( Lat . , O Lamb of God , that takest away the sins of the world ) ...
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... Christ . His treatise on the subject comprises 13 volumes , of which 6 only are extant . To the Arabs is due the introduction of algebra into Spain , about 900 A.D .; it is thought by many that they derived their knowledge of the ...
... Christ . His treatise on the subject comprises 13 volumes , of which 6 only are extant . To the Arabs is due the introduction of algebra into Spain , about 900 A.D .; it is thought by many that they derived their knowledge of the ...
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... Christ suspended upon it . The Savior promised Alonzo a complete victory over the Infidels ; and in token of his gratitude the conqueror assumed , for the royal device , an emblem suggest- ing the five wounds of Christ . See Constantine ...
... Christ suspended upon it . The Savior promised Alonzo a complete victory over the Infidels ; and in token of his gratitude the conqueror assumed , for the royal device , an emblem suggest- ing the five wounds of Christ . See Constantine ...
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