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... took its name . satisfactory etymology has been found either for Cruithne or Fibh . Neither name represented real persons . They are only the figures in a myth which contains some crushed and buried fragments of history . No It was ...
... took its name . satisfactory etymology has been found either for Cruithne or Fibh . Neither name represented real persons . They are only the figures in a myth which contains some crushed and buried fragments of history . No It was ...
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... took its older name Athcliath . A town often outlives the cause which determined its site . Scone is not a far cry from Abernethy , nor even from Dunfermline or St Andrews . There seems no doubt that Fife was included at an early date ...
... took its older name Athcliath . A town often outlives the cause which determined its site . Scone is not a far cry from Abernethy , nor even from Dunfermline or St Andrews . There seems no doubt that Fife was included at an early date ...
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... took part in the studies . The University of St Andrews had now what a medieval proverb called its " soul , " the privileges which no one but a pope was deemed competent to confer ; but it lacked both en- dowments and a home . The ...
... took part in the studies . The University of St Andrews had now what a medieval proverb called its " soul , " the privileges which no one but a pope was deemed competent to confer ; but it lacked both en- dowments and a home . The ...
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... took refuge in his ship after the battle of Sauchie . If we could credit Pitscottie , the young king mistook the admiral for his father ; but Wood declared he was only a trusty servant , who would avenge the death of his master . Andrew ...
... took refuge in his ship after the battle of Sauchie . If we could credit Pitscottie , the young king mistook the admiral for his father ; but Wood declared he was only a trusty servant , who would avenge the death of his master . Andrew ...
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... took so much timber as to waste all the woods of Fife except Falkland , besides pines imported from the forests of Norway . Her cost , apart from her artillery , was £ 30,000 . She was two hundred and forty feet long , fifty - six broad ...
... took so much timber as to waste all the woods of Fife except Falkland , besides pines imported from the forests of Norway . Her cost , apart from her artillery , was £ 30,000 . She was two hundred and forty feet long , fifty - six broad ...
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