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THUS Gibbon , in his " Memoirs , " recalls the twilight hour , during his first Italian pilgrimage , when the vestiges of the Eternal City's ancient glories gave him the inspiration for his masterpiece , “ The Decline and Fall of the ...
THUS Gibbon , in his " Memoirs , " recalls the twilight hour , during his first Italian pilgrimage , when the vestiges of the Eternal City's ancient glories gave him the inspiration for his masterpiece , “ The Decline and Fall of the ...
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He gave his extraordinary intellect slight rest . His great work , the “ Institutes , ” reveals a marvelous compass of learning . His simple burial in the common cemetery was in keeping with his plain habits and unaffected character .
He gave his extraordinary intellect slight rest . His great work , the “ Institutes , ” reveals a marvelous compass of learning . His simple burial in the common cemetery was in keeping with his plain habits and unaffected character .
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It has been intimated that his victory with his fists over the lad next above him 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 ...
It has been intimated that his victory with his fists over the lad next above him 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 ...
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One Thousand Sayings of History: Presented As Pictures in Prose Walter Fogg Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2011 |
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