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... western Europe . During the five centuries following the death of Benedict , the monasteries multiplied both in size and in wealth . They were the chief repositories of learning and literature in western Europe and were also the ...
... western Europe . During the five centuries following the death of Benedict , the monasteries multiplied both in size and in wealth . They were the chief repositories of learning and literature in western Europe and were also the ...
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... western bluebird ( S. mexicana ) are red - breasted forms found east and west of the Rockies , respectively ; the mountain bluebird ( S. currucoides ) , also of the west , is all blue . Bluebirds arrive from the south in earliest spring ...
... western bluebird ( S. mexicana ) are red - breasted forms found east and west of the Rockies , respectively ; the mountain bluebird ( S. currucoides ) , also of the west , is all blue . Bluebirds arrive from the south in earliest spring ...
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... Western powers and China , intended to secure settlement of disputes by diplomacy rather than by force . He also persuaded the Western powers to re- linquish claims for special privileges and fur- ther territorial cessions in China ...
... Western powers and China , intended to secure settlement of disputes by diplomacy rather than by force . He also persuaded the Western powers to re- linquish claims for special privileges and fur- ther territorial cessions in China ...
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Europe Beckford returned to England where | 239 |
Beckford detail from an oil painting | 297 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 518 |
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