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... Charles Loeffler , Charles Griffes ) or follow more individual directions . Sidney Homer's songs focus on a smooth vocal melody , while those of Charles Ives often vigorously represent textual details . Af- ter a lull during the 1930s ...
... Charles Loeffler , Charles Griffes ) or follow more individual directions . Sidney Homer's songs focus on a smooth vocal melody , while those of Charles Ives often vigorously represent textual details . Af- ter a lull during the 1930s ...
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... Charles I of Naples ( Charles of Anjou ) . One of many Neapolitan land- marks to bear interchangeable names , it is known locally as the Maschio Angioino , in reference to Charles ' Angevin origins and from the southern Italian ...
... Charles I of Naples ( Charles of Anjou ) . One of many Neapolitan land- marks to bear interchangeable names , it is known locally as the Maschio Angioino , in reference to Charles ' Angevin origins and from the southern Italian ...
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... Charles II with proposals for a joint war against the United Provinces . Charles , bitterly resentful over his hu- miliating defeat at Chatham , accepted the French offer of a richly subsidized alliance . Even as the threat from France ...
... Charles II with proposals for a joint war against the United Provinces . Charles , bitterly resentful over his hu- miliating defeat at Chatham , accepted the French offer of a richly subsidized alliance . Even as the threat from France ...
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