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... Conrad presented himself to the electoral assembly of the princes at Kamba on the Rhine as a can- didate for the succession . After prolonged debates , the majority voted for him , and he was crowned king in Mainz on September 8 , 1024 ...
... Conrad presented himself to the electoral assembly of the princes at Kamba on the Rhine as a can- didate for the succession . After prolonged debates , the majority voted for him , and he was crowned king in Mainz on September 8 , 1024 ...
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... Conrad , " into mysticism touched with despair . " Bro- ken in health and resources , and no longer capable of original work , Apollo turned to translation , particularly of Shakespeare and Hugo . In A Personal Record Conrad relates ...
... Conrad , " into mysticism touched with despair . " Bro- ken in health and resources , and no longer capable of original work , Apollo turned to translation , particularly of Shakespeare and Hugo . In A Personal Record Conrad relates ...
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... Conrad then discovered that his predecessor had sold almost all the ship's supply of quinine . At Singapore , he ... Conrad's childish dream took positive shape in the ambition to command a Congo River steam- boat . Using what influence ...
... Conrad then discovered that his predecessor had sold almost all the ship's supply of quinine . At Singapore , he ... Conrad's childish dream took positive shape in the ambition to command a Congo River steam- boat . Using what influence ...
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