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The War with Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)The War with Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)As every one understands, our conflict with Mexico has been almost entirely eclipsed by the greater wars following it. But in the field of thought mere size does not count for much; and while the number of...
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Myths of the RhineMyths of the Rhine Primitive Times.The First Settlers on the Rhine.Masters going to School.Sanskrit and Breton.An Idle God.Microscopic Deities.Tree Worship.Birth-Trees and Death-Trees.....003 The Druids and their Creed.Esus.The Holy Oak.The Pforzheim Lime Tree.A Rival Plant.The Mistletoe and the Anguinufh.The Oracle at Do-dona.Immaculate Horses.The Druidesses.A late...
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A Tour Through the PyreneesA Tour Through the Pyrenees The Publishers take pleasure in acknowledging their indebtedness to Mr. Henry Blackburn for valuable hints in the arrangement of this volume. This, my dear Marcelin, is a trip to the Pyrenees; I have been there, and that is a...
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The Days of Chivalry Or, The Legend of CroquemitaineThe Days of Chivalry; Or, The Legend of CroquemitaineIN translating LEpines charming legend, I have felt it my duty to adhere as closely as possible to the text. Adaptations and versions, whether presented on the stage or set down in black and white, seem...
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Italian Days and WaysItalian Days and Ways Your most interesting letter, Sir Philosopher, reached me at Gibraltar, and served to give me a homelike feeling in that alien land of Spain. Any one who can write letters as interesting as yours, from your library, with the mercury...
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The Cradle of Mankind Life in Eastern KurdistanThe Cradle of Mankind; Life in Eastern KurdistanIt requires at least four persons to compound a salad sauce, say the Spaniards. The requisite incompatibilities can never co-exist in one. A spendthrift should squander the oil, and a miser dole out the vinegar. A wise...
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A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv WritingsA Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings - On Moral, Historical, Political, and Literary SubjectsThe headings in the table of contents do not always match the headings in the text. The subsections do not have their own heading, but refer to the page where...
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A Thousand Years of Jewish HistoryA Thousand Years of Jewish History - From the days of Alexander the Great to the Moslem Conquest of SpainThe dual purpose of the revision of this work has been simplification and amplification. The language has been recast in parts and there have been...
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Singapore, Malacca, JavaSingapore, Malacca, Java. - Reiseskizzen von F. Jagor.Die Absicht des Verfassers ist, in den vorliegenden Reiseskizzen, welche achtzehn Monate einer fast fnfjhrigen Reise umfassen, kurze Schilderungen der hervorragendsten Gegenstnde zu geben; die rein persnlichen Erlebnisse und rein wissenschaftlichen Einzelnheiten sind daher in der Regel...
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At the Court of the Amîr: A NarrativeAt the Court of the Amîr: A NarrativeIn Afghanistan however, difficult of access, and hence comparatively unknown, there have been, since that strong man Amr Abdurrahman ascended the Throne, such remarkable changes in the administration of the country, and such strides towards civilization, that...
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The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume 2 (of 3)The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume 2 (of 3)BY LEONARD WILLIAMS Corresponding Member of the Royal Spanish Academy, of the Royal Spanish Academy of History, and of the Royal Spanish Academy of Fine Arts; Author Of The Land of the Dons; Toledo...
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The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume 3 (of 3)The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume 3 (of 3)BY LEONARD WILLIAMS Corresponding Member of the Royal Spanish Academy, of the Royal Spanish Academy of History, and of the Royal Spanish Academy of Fine Arts; Author Of The Land of the Dons; Toledo...
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The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume 1 (of 3)The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume 1 (of 3)In preparing these volumes, it has been my aim to give a clear and fairly complete account of the arts and crafts of older Spain. It seems to me that there is room for...
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Il re dei re, vol. 4Il re dei re, vol. 4 - Convoglio diretto nell'XI secoloSicuro Enrico di lasciar ben curate le sue cose di Germania a Federico di Staufen, senza mettere indugi prese le mosse per alla volta d'Italia. Il considerevole esercito seguivano assai tra vescovi, principi, duchi...
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Old Country Inns of EnglandOld Country Inns of EnglandWhy do your guide books tell us about nothing but Churches and Manor Houses? Such was the not altogether unjustifiable complaint of an American friend whose motor car was undergoing repairs. He was stranded in a sleepy old market town...
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A Dialogue in HadesA Dialogue in Hades - A Parallel of Military Errors, of Which the French and English Armies Were Guilty, During the Campaign of 1759, in Canada[The original of this manuscript is deposited in the French war archives, in Paris; a copy was, with the...
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The Knights TemplarsThe Knights TemplarsTo be propagated by the sword was a vital principle of Mahommedanism. War against infidels for the establishment and extension of the faith was commanded by the Prophet, and the solemn injunction became hallowed and perpetuated by success. A century after the...
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Valkoinen armeija Antrean rintamallaValkoinen armeija Antrean rintamallaSuomen Vapaustaistelua v. 1918 ei ratkaissut miehien, aseiden ja muun kuolleen taisteluaineiston ylivoimaisuus punaisten, vaan vakava antaumus taisteluun Suomen itsenisyyden puolesta valkoisella puolella. Ehjn ja yhtenisen nousi kansa laillisuutta turvaamaan. Yhten ja ylvn seisoi se oikeuksiensa ja vaatimustensa takana. Yllttvll alttiudella...
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Das Abendmahl im Zusammenhang mit dem Leben Jesu und der Geschichte des UrchristentumsDas Abendmahl im Zusammenhang mit dem Leben Jesu und der Geschichte des Urchristentums - Erstes Heft. Das Abendmahlsproblem auf Grund der wissenschaftlichen Forschung des 19. Jahrhunderts und der historischen Berichte.Der Anstoss zu der vorliegenden Arbeit ging von Schleiermacher aus. Im Jahre 1897 erhielt ich...
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 16 (of 16)Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 16 (of 16) Mentre che tutti gli altri stati d'Italia, traditi dai loro capi, saccheggiati dagli stranieri, spossati da lunga guerra, divisi da una mal intesa politica, e venduti dai loro alleati, si andavano, senza...
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