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... known Irish archaeologist and topographer . In 1866 he began to contribute to the Irish Times and other Dublin papers . After the battle of Sedan he joined the Foreign Legion of the French army , and was wounded and taken prisoner by ...
... known Irish archaeologist and topographer . In 1866 he began to contribute to the Irish Times and other Dublin papers . After the battle of Sedan he joined the Foreign Legion of the French army , and was wounded and taken prisoner by ...
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... known as Marsh Island . From 1806 to 1840 , when it was incorporated as a separate township , Old Town was a part of Orono . In 1891 it was chartered as a city . One of the oldest railways in the United States , and the first in Maine ...
... known as Marsh Island . From 1806 to 1840 , when it was incorporated as a separate township , Old Town was a part of Orono . In 1891 it was chartered as a city . One of the oldest railways in the United States , and the first in Maine ...
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... known as the recessus spheno - ethmoi- dalis , " into the back of which the " sphenoidal air sinus " opens . Between the superior and middle turbinated bones is the superior meatus , " containing the openings of the " posterior ...
... known as the recessus spheno - ethmoi- dalis , " into the back of which the " sphenoidal air sinus " opens . Between the superior and middle turbinated bones is the superior meatus , " containing the openings of the " posterior ...
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... known as " aristo- cracy " ( q . ) . The meaning of the terms has substantially altered since Plato's day , for in the Republic oligarchy " meant the rule of the wealthy , and " aristocracy " that of the really best people . Itim ...
... known as " aristo- cracy " ( q . ) . The meaning of the terms has substantially altered since Plato's day , for in the Republic oligarchy " meant the rule of the wealthy , and " aristocracy " that of the really best people . Itim ...
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... known from 1856 onwards as the author of numerous popular tales of rural life in the Canton of Vaud , especially of the region near Nyon . Life by Rambert ( 1877 ) , republished in his Ecrivains de la Suisse romande ( 1889 ) , and also ...
... known from 1856 onwards as the author of numerous popular tales of rural life in the Canton of Vaud , especially of the region near Nyon . Life by Rambert ( 1877 ) , republished in his Ecrivains de la Suisse romande ( 1889 ) , and also ...
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