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... gold . Æmilius Portus , indeed , he calls hominum futilissimus , justly incensed with him for having misled a crowd of great writers in a point of chronology . But speaking of himself , he says- Nos pusilli homunculi ; and that is ...
... gold . Æmilius Portus , indeed , he calls hominum futilissimus , justly incensed with him for having misled a crowd of great writers in a point of chronology . But speaking of himself , he says- Nos pusilli homunculi ; and that is ...
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... Gold was at that time very scarce in Greece , so that the Spartans could not , in every part of that country , collect enough to gild the face of a single statue ; and they finally bought it in Asia 116 RICHARD BENTLEY .
... Gold was at that time very scarce in Greece , so that the Spartans could not , in every part of that country , collect enough to gild the face of a single statue ; and they finally bought it in Asia 116 RICHARD BENTLEY .
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... gold enough for a single tripod and a Victoria , until after a long search , and a mission to Corinth ; and even then his success was an accident . So much for the powers of the giver . Now for the receiver . A physician in those days ...
... gold enough for a single tripod and a Victoria , until after a long search , and a mission to Corinth ; and even then his success was an accident . So much for the powers of the giver . Now for the receiver . A physician in those days ...
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... gold and silver words , and obolizes the base Brummagem copper coinage . The other is the slow result of infinite practice and original tact . Few people ever attain it ; few ever could attain it . Now , Bentley's defects were in the ...
... gold and silver words , and obolizes the base Brummagem copper coinage . The other is the slow result of infinite practice and original tact . Few people ever attain it ; few ever could attain it . Now , Bentley's defects were in the ...
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... gold ) Casaubon would surely have abandoned for the honors and emoluments of Rome . Cromwell again , perfect John Bull as he was in this feature , also preserved the national faith ; he would have his mar- tial glories recorded . Well ...
... gold ) Casaubon would surely have abandoned for the honors and emoluments of Rome . Cromwell again , perfect John Bull as he was in this feature , also preserved the national faith ; he would have his mar- tial glories recorded . Well ...
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