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... completed , it has been said , what Athanasius began , and by his earnestness and logical clearness determined the form of the catholic doctrine . His works are very nume- rous , but the best known are his Confessions , ' and the City ...
... completed , it has been said , what Athanasius began , and by his earnestness and logical clearness determined the form of the catholic doctrine . His works are very nume- rous , but the best known are his Confessions , ' and the City ...
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... completed the mosaic of the pavement in the cathedral of Siena . Born , 1484 ; died , about 1550 . Beausobre , Isaac , a French theologian , was born at Niort in 1659. He was of a Pro- testant family , was educated at Saumur , and ...
... completed the mosaic of the pavement in the cathedral of Siena . Born , 1484 ; died , about 1550 . Beausobre , Isaac , a French theologian , was born at Niort in 1659. He was of a Pro- testant family , was educated at Saumur , and ...
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... completed his education at Christchurch , Oxford . After leaving the Uni- versity he obtained a commission in the Guards , and in this corps he rose to the rank of captain , retiring from the army with the rank of major . In 1828 he was ...
... completed his education at Christchurch , Oxford . After leaving the Uni- versity he obtained a commission in the Guards , and in this corps he rose to the rank of captain , retiring from the army with the rank of major . In 1828 he was ...
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... completed by July , 1761. The canal was soon after ex- tended to Liverpool . Meanwhile Brindley was consulted and taking surveys for a still greater work , the Grand Trunk Canal connecting the Trent with the Mersey , which he commenced ...
... completed by July , 1761. The canal was soon after ex- tended to Liverpool . Meanwhile Brindley was consulted and taking surveys for a still greater work , the Grand Trunk Canal connecting the Trent with the Mersey , which he commenced ...
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... completed He bore a part in Lord Howe's celebrated vic- by July , 1761. The canal was soon after ex- tory , June 1 , 1794 ; in the following year he tended to Liverpool . Meanwhile Brindley was defeated a French squadron , capturing ...
... completed He bore a part in Lord Howe's celebrated vic- by July , 1761. The canal was soon after ex- tory , June 1 , 1794 ; in the following year he tended to Liverpool . Meanwhile Brindley was defeated a French squadron , capturing ...
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