The National Review, Volume 11W.H. Allen, 1888 - English literature |
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Page 237
... continued to be the only contest . From it and from its victor was derived the Greek computation of time , in quadriennial periods called Olympiads , and ( marvellous to say ) it continued to form the basis of the National Calendar till ...
... continued to be the only contest . From it and from its victor was derived the Greek computation of time , in quadriennial periods called Olympiads , and ( marvellous to say ) it continued to form the basis of the National Calendar till ...
Page 264
... continued for any length of time . It is the system of continued doubling . You stake £ 1 at the rouge et noir table and lose . You then stake £ 2 . If you lose yet once more , you stake £ 4 ; then ( if you lose ) £ 8 , £ 16 , and so on ...
... continued for any length of time . It is the system of continued doubling . You stake £ 1 at the rouge et noir table and lose . You then stake £ 2 . If you lose yet once more , you stake £ 4 ; then ( if you lose ) £ 8 , £ 16 , and so on ...
Page 306
... continued . In Henry VIII.'s reign , the Welsh nation was legally , politically , and organically united with the English nation ; and it has ever since so continued , to the advantage and satisfaction of both countries , until the ...
... continued . In Henry VIII.'s reign , the Welsh nation was legally , politically , and organically united with the English nation ; and it has ever since so continued , to the advantage and satisfaction of both countries , until the ...
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