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... cause erroneously supposed to have been caused by the bite of the tarantula spider . It was similar to the " leaping ague of Scotland ; but must not be confounded with the disease of the nerves known as chorea , or St. Vitus's dance ...
... cause erroneously supposed to have been caused by the bite of the tarantula spider . It was similar to the " leaping ague of Scotland ; but must not be confounded with the disease of the nerves known as chorea , or St. Vitus's dance ...
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... cause of many salutary reforms in education and suggested a more natu- ral method of developing the faculties , -physical , mental , and moral . It profoundly affected the educational methods of Europe , and bore fruit in the reforms of ...
... cause of many salutary reforms in education and suggested a more natu- ral method of developing the faculties , -physical , mental , and moral . It profoundly affected the educational methods of Europe , and bore fruit in the reforms of ...
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... cause I'm always in hot water and always come out with my hands clean . ' " - Walsh's Literary Curiosities . Social War . A war between Rome and her Italian allies ( Lat . , socii ) , caused by the struggles of the latter to obtain the ...
... cause I'm always in hot water and always come out with my hands clean . ' " - Walsh's Literary Curiosities . Social War . A war between Rome and her Italian allies ( Lat . , socii ) , caused by the struggles of the latter to obtain the ...
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