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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... honor . In the collections of fables that pass under the name of Æsop , many doubtless are spurious , and all have ... Honors were conferred upon him by the emperor of Austria and the kings of Prussia and Sweden . He died in 1867 ...
... honor . In the collections of fables that pass under the name of Æsop , many doubtless are spurious , and all have ... Honors were conferred upon him by the emperor of Austria and the kings of Prussia and Sweden . He died in 1867 ...
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... honor of James , Duke of York and Albany ( afterwards James II of England ) , to whom Charles II gave a grant of the colony . The city was founded by the Dutch in 1614 , and ceded to the Eng- lish in 1664. It received its charter in ...
... honor of James , Duke of York and Albany ( afterwards James II of England ) , to whom Charles II gave a grant of the colony . The city was founded by the Dutch in 1614 , and ceded to the Eng- lish in 1664. It received its charter in ...
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... honor of having first really discovered land on the other side of the ocean , and of having made America an actual fact . On October 12th , 1492 , he discovered the island of Gua- nahani , one of the Bahamas , and named it San Salvador ...
... honor of having first really discovered land on the other side of the ocean , and of having made America an actual fact . On October 12th , 1492 , he discovered the island of Gua- nahani , one of the Bahamas , and named it San Salvador ...
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... honor of Annie Laurie , of whom he was deeply enam- ored . She was the daughter of Sir of the Highlands . It derives its name , according to some , from St. Anthony , the founder of monasticism . Others , however , with more show of ...
... honor of Annie Laurie , of whom he was deeply enam- ored . She was the daughter of Sir of the Highlands . It derives its name , according to some , from St. Anthony , the founder of monasticism . Others , however , with more show of ...
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... honor . See Antinous of the Capitol ; Antinous of the Vatican . An- Antinous of the Capitol . A famous statue of Antinous , the favorite of the Emperor Hadrian . It was found at Hadrian's Villa , in 1730. See Antin- ous ; Hadrian's ...
... honor . See Antinous of the Capitol ; Antinous of the Vatican . An- Antinous of the Capitol . A famous statue of Antinous , the favorite of the Emperor Hadrian . It was found at Hadrian's Villa , in 1730. See Antin- ous ; Hadrian's ...
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