One Thousand Sayings of History Presented as Pictures in ProseGryphon Books, 1971 - 919 Seiten |
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... gave him the inspiration for his masterpiece , " The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire " -probably the greatest achievement of any historian . But he was so awed by the grandeur of the theme that for more than three years he merely ...
... gave him the inspiration for his masterpiece , " The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire " -probably the greatest achievement of any historian . But he was so awed by the grandeur of the theme that for more than three years he merely ...
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... gave himself up to prayer . In the arms of Theodore Beza , one of his most loyal friends , he died serenely ( May 27 , 1564 ) . Calvin imposed the most arduous tests upon his physical and mental powers . He took little sleep , and for ...
... gave himself up to prayer . In the arms of Theodore Beza , one of his most loyal friends , he died serenely ( May 27 , 1564 ) . Calvin imposed the most arduous tests upon his physical and mental powers . He took little sleep , and for ...
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... gave him the mettle he needed to forge ahead . He had , however , a natural fondness for mechanical devices , and an aptitude for making water - clocks , windmills and dials . At Trinity College he could not fathom Euclid , but got hold ...
... gave him the mettle he needed to forge ahead . He had , however , a natural fondness for mechanical devices , and an aptitude for making water - clocks , windmills and dials . At Trinity College he could not fathom Euclid , but got hold ...
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