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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... four being L'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles - Lettres , L'Académie des Sci- ences , L'Académie des Beaux - Arts , and L'Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques . It was founded by Car- dinal Richelieu in 1635 , and consists of ...
... four being L'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles - Lettres , L'Académie des Sci- ences , L'Académie des Beaux - Arts , and L'Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques . It was founded by Car- dinal Richelieu in 1635 , and consists of ...
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... four months with Proserpine in the lower world . Adonis was fatally wounded by a wild boar , during the chase , and was changed by Venus into an anemone . She yearly mourned him on the anni- versary of his death . Shakespeare has ...
... four months with Proserpine in the lower world . Adonis was fatally wounded by a wild boar , during the chase , and was changed by Venus into an anemone . She yearly mourned him on the anni- versary of his death . Shakespeare has ...
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... four corners of which are colossal groups of statuary , -each representing one of the four great divisions of the globe , Asia , Africa , Europe , and America . The four sides of this ped- estal are exquisitely carved in relief , and ...
... four corners of which are colossal groups of statuary , -each representing one of the four great divisions of the globe , Asia , Africa , Europe , and America . The four sides of this ped- estal are exquisitely carved in relief , and ...
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... four walls are now stand- ing . See Burns's Cottage . All Saints ' Day . A festival com- mon to the Roman Catholic , Anglican , and Lutheran Churches . It falls on November 1st . It was introduced by Pope Boniface IV ( 607-614 ) in 607 ...
... four walls are now stand- ing . See Burns's Cottage . All Saints ' Day . A festival com- mon to the Roman Catholic , Anglican , and Lutheran Churches . It falls on November 1st . It was introduced by Pope Boniface IV ( 607-614 ) in 607 ...
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... four being Am- brose , Augustine , Jerome , and Gregory . Aquinas was a Nominalist . His great opponent was Duns Scotus , a Realist , of the Franciscan Order . From this fact , the Nominalists were often called " Thomists , " and the ...
... four being Am- brose , Augustine , Jerome , and Gregory . Aquinas was a Nominalist . His great opponent was Duns Scotus , a Realist , of the Franciscan Order . From this fact , the Nominalists were often called " Thomists , " and the ...
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