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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... means of obviating this was to learn nothing , not even the alphabet . With them , to learn was to risk salvation . See Anabaptists . Abelard and Héloïse . The romance of Abelard and Héloïse is , in its passion and subsequent ...
... means of obviating this was to learn nothing , not even the alphabet . With them , to learn was to risk salvation . See Anabaptists . Abelard and Héloïse . The romance of Abelard and Héloïse is , in its passion and subsequent ...
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... means of which all the baser metals might be transmuted into gold and silver . ( 2 ) To produce the " Elixir Vitæ " ( Elixir of Life ) , by means of which human life might be indefinitely pro- longed . Paracelsus ( 1493-1541 ) was the ...
... means of which all the baser metals might be transmuted into gold and silver . ( 2 ) To produce the " Elixir Vitæ " ( Elixir of Life ) , by means of which human life might be indefinitely pro- longed . Paracelsus ( 1493-1541 ) was the ...
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... means a more fearful kind of denunciation ; but , according to the best authorities , the Syriac words Maran atha ( Our Lord cometh ) should be read as a separate sentence . It is so given in the " Revised Version " of the New Testament ...
... means a more fearful kind of denunciation ; but , according to the best authorities , the Syriac words Maran atha ( Our Lord cometh ) should be read as a separate sentence . It is so given in the " Revised Version " of the New Testament ...
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... means of its branches , it connected Rome with all of Southern Italy . During the rule of Pope Pius IX ( 1846-1878 ) , a portion of this road - extending about 11 miles out of Rome was laid bare . It is remarkable for its pavement ...
... means of its branches , it connected Rome with all of Southern Italy . During the rule of Pope Pius IX ( 1846-1878 ) , a portion of this road - extending about 11 miles out of Rome was laid bare . It is remarkable for its pavement ...
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... means of settling even the preliminary question whether the voyage was actual or legendary from the beginning . " - Grote . Argonauts of '49 . A name given to the early settlers in California , who owing to the discovery of gold . They ...
... means of settling even the preliminary question whether the voyage was actual or legendary from the beginning . " - Grote . Argonauts of '49 . A name given to the early settlers in California , who owing to the discovery of gold . They ...
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