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... importance and the enormous potential for civilized development of a region that had once been the most important part of the English Pale . When Lord Grey turned south again to Munster he found the south devastated by what we now call ...
... importance and the enormous potential for civilized development of a region that had once been the most important part of the English Pale . When Lord Grey turned south again to Munster he found the south devastated by what we now call ...
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... important part by rescuing and restoring the valuable achievement of the past in action and great writings ; these would serve as models of excellence and so be an inspiration to fresh endeavour . The philosopher also had his place . A ...
... important part by rescuing and restoring the valuable achievement of the past in action and great writings ; these would serve as models of excellence and so be an inspiration to fresh endeavour . The philosopher also had his place . A ...
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... important of these groups of scholars was that at Florence under Marsili Ficino and from it flowed the main stream of Neoplatonic doctrine . They learned from Plato to view the phenomena of this life as imperfect versions only , of ...
... important of these groups of scholars was that at Florence under Marsili Ficino and from it flowed the main stream of Neoplatonic doctrine . They learned from Plato to view the phenomena of this life as imperfect versions only , of ...
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