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Page 104
... became the seat of a provincial governor , who was made a military governor in 892 , Ning - kuo being the name of his command . In 1166 Hsüan became a supe- rior prefecture ( fu ) with the name Ning - kuo , retaining this name until ...
... became the seat of a provincial governor , who was made a military governor in 892 , Ning - kuo being the name of his command . In 1166 Hsüan became a supe- rior prefecture ( fu ) with the name Ning - kuo , retaining this name until ...
Page 540
... became an ap- prentice to the painter Sir Godfrey Kneller . He later studied drawing in Rome and then returned ( c . 1709 ) to England . Succeeding Kneller , he became court painter to the En- glish kings George I and George II . His ...
... became an ap- prentice to the painter Sir Godfrey Kneller . He later studied drawing in Rome and then returned ( c . 1709 ) to England . Succeeding Kneller , he became court painter to the En- glish kings George I and George II . His ...
Page 877
... became parish priest there . He became a founding member of the Christian Socialist movement , which sought to correct the evils of industrialism through measures based on Christian ethics . His first novel , Yeast ( printed in Fraser's ...
... became parish priest there . He became a founding member of the Christian Socialist movement , which sought to correct the evils of industrialism through measures based on Christian ethics . His first novel , Yeast ( printed in Fraser's ...
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