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... modern form in the 17th and 18th centuries . Of special importance was John Milton's “ Areopagitica ' ( 1644 ) , in which he argued against a govern- ment's right to license ( or previously restrain ) publication . Milton's definition ...
... modern form in the 17th and 18th centuries . Of special importance was John Milton's “ Areopagitica ' ( 1644 ) , in which he argued against a govern- ment's right to license ( or previously restrain ) publication . Milton's definition ...
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... ( modern Boulogne , Fr. ) . Three years later he invaded Britain and defeated and killed Allectus , who had murdered ... ( modern Niš , Yugos . ) , Constantius persuaded Vetranio to abdicate , and in 351 he crushed Magnentius at Mursa ...
... ( modern Boulogne , Fr. ) . Three years later he invaded Britain and defeated and killed Allectus , who had murdered ... ( modern Niš , Yugos . ) , Constantius persuaded Vetranio to abdicate , and in 351 he crushed Magnentius at Mursa ...
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... modern Cyrillic alphabets - Russian , Ukrainian , Bulgarian , and Serbian - have been modified somewhat from the original , gener- ally by the loss of some superfluous letters . Modern Russian has 32 letters , Bulgarian 30 , Serbian 30 ...
... modern Cyrillic alphabets - Russian , Ukrainian , Bulgarian , and Serbian - have been modified somewhat from the original , gener- ally by the loss of some superfluous letters . Modern Russian has 32 letters , Bulgarian 30 , Serbian 30 ...
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