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... London . 66 66 cipal works are the ' Strayed Reveller , and other Poems , " and Empedocles on Etna , and other Poems . ” ARNOTT , NEIL , M. D. , an eminent writer on physics , was born at Dysart , in Fifeshire , in 1788. He is the ...
... London . 66 66 cipal works are the ' Strayed Reveller , and other Poems , " and Empedocles on Etna , and other Poems . ” ARNOTT , NEIL , M. D. , an eminent writer on physics , was born at Dysart , in Fifeshire , in 1788. He is the ...
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... London , the chief proprietor . One of the leading In 1845 Mr. Balfe became director of principles of the paper has been opposi- the Italian Opera in London . It is a tion to all schemes for State interference curious fact that the ...
... London , the chief proprietor . One of the leading In 1845 Mr. Balfe became director of principles of the paper has been opposi- the Italian Opera in London . It is a tion to all schemes for State interference curious fact that the ...
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... London , and a 1830 he was appointed a Lord of the corresponding member of the French Treasury , which office he held till 1834. | Academy . Among the most remarkable In June of that year he was promoted of his books is his ...
... London , and a 1830 he was appointed a Lord of the corresponding member of the French Treasury , which office he held till 1834. | Academy . Among the most remarkable In June of that year he was promoted of his books is his ...
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... ( London , 1825 ) . he was compelled to abandon them . In More recently Bekker has devoted his 1855 he published an account of his ex- attention to Provençal literature , and pedition , under the title of " The Last has published in the ...
... ( London , 1825 ) . he was compelled to abandon them . In More recently Bekker has devoted his 1855 he published an account of his ex- attention to Provençal literature , and pedition , under the title of " The Last has published in the ...
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... London Guildhall ; and the statue tion followed edition until about fifty for " Armed Science , " at Woolwich , all thousand copies were exhausted . The large works in marble . His latest pro- style is elegant , the narrative clear ...
... London Guildhall ; and the statue tion followed edition until about fifty for " Armed Science , " at Woolwich , all thousand copies were exhausted . The large works in marble . His latest pro- style is elegant , the narrative clear ...
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