Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People ...Appleton, 1865 |
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... died in Samaria in the reign of Jehoash , grandson of Jehu ( about 840 B. C. ) . It has been customary to draw a parallel between E. and Christ ; and his mild- ness and gentleness - always excepting the story of the destruction of the ...
... died in Samaria in the reign of Jehoash , grandson of Jehu ( about 840 B. C. ) . It has been customary to draw a parallel between E. and Christ ; and his mild- ness and gentleness - always excepting the story of the destruction of the ...
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... died before the expiration of the war , 5th January 1762. She founded the university of Moscow and the Academy of Art at St Petersburg . Though no person was put to death during her reign , the most shocking punishments and Kamtchatka ...
... died before the expiration of the war , 5th January 1762. She founded the university of Moscow and the Academy of Art at St Petersburg . Though no person was put to death during her reign , the most shocking punishments and Kamtchatka ...
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... died in 1680 , leaving a son , who died without issue , and the Palatinate then went to a distant branch of the family ; he left also a daughter , Charlotte - Elizabeth , who , in 1671 , had married Philip , Duke of Orleans , only ...
... died in 1680 , leaving a son , who died without issue , and the Palatinate then went to a distant branch of the family ; he left also a daughter , Charlotte - Elizabeth , who , in 1671 , had married Philip , Duke of Orleans , only ...
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... died in 1857 at his new mansion , Bridgewater House , London , and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son , Viscount Brackley . 19 ELLESMERE , a town in the north - west of Shropshire , near a beautiful lake or mere , miles ...
... died in 1857 at his new mansion , Bridgewater House , London , and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son , Viscount Brackley . 19 ELLESMERE , a town in the north - west of Shropshire , near a beautiful lake or mere , miles ...
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... died in 1189 , and is of Norman work . About 200 years after his time , an addition of 64 feet was made to the tower , and over that a spire . This great superincumbent weight crushed the north - west transept , and the south - west one ...
... died in 1189 , and is of Norman work . About 200 years after his time , an addition of 64 feet was made to the tower , and over that a spire . This great superincumbent weight crushed the north - west transept , and the south - west one ...
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Page 196 - Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: come on, let us deal wisely with them ; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us...
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