A Popular Cyclopedia of History, Ancient and Modern, Forming a Copious Historical Dictionary of Celebrated Institutions, Persons, Places, and Things: With Notices of the Present State of the Principal Cities, Countries, and Kingdoms of the Known World: to which is Added, a Chronological View of Memorable Events ...Case, Tiffany & Burnham, 1841 - 717 страница |
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... Christian virtues . The monks , as remarked above , were , for many cen- turies , the preservers of literature , many valua- ble works of the present day having been rescued from destruction by monastic libraries . The con- Since the ...
... Christian virtues . The monks , as remarked above , were , for many cen- turies , the preservers of literature , many valua- ble works of the present day having been rescued from destruction by monastic libraries . The con- Since the ...
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... Christian church that Abel died unmarried , gave rise to the sect of Abelites , Abelians , or Abelonians , who remained single , but adopted children and educated them after their own manner and in their own principles . Near Hippo , in ...
... Christian church that Abel died unmarried , gave rise to the sect of Abelites , Abelians , or Abelonians , who remained single , but adopted children and educated them after their own manner and in their own principles . Near Hippo , in ...
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... Christianity . The last act of the queen of Sheba's reign enact- ed , 1. That the crown should thenceforth be hereditary ... Christian church which permits polygamy . The saints of the Abyssinians surpass in mira- cles those of the Latin ...
... Christianity . The last act of the queen of Sheba's reign enact- ed , 1. That the crown should thenceforth be hereditary ... Christian church which permits polygamy . The saints of the Abyssinians surpass in mira- cles those of the Latin ...
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... Christianity , which was calculated to do much good . Throughout his life he was a sincere Christian . He died in 1719 , and on his death - bed he sent ADR for ford Warwick , his pupil , a youth HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL .
... Christianity , which was calculated to do much good . Throughout his life he was a sincere Christian . He died in 1719 , and on his death - bed he sent ADR for ford Warwick , his pupil , a youth HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL .
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... Christian can die . A brother poet in allusion to this scene , says ; ' He taught us how to live , and - oh ! too ... Christianity by erecting a statue to Jupiter on the spot where Jesus rose from the dead , and one to Venus on Mount ...
... Christian can die . A brother poet in allusion to this scene , says ; ' He taught us how to live , and - oh ! too ... Christianity by erecting a statue to Jupiter on the spot where Jesus rose from the dead , and one to Venus on Mount ...
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