Cavour and GaribaldiG. Manwaring, (Succ. to J. Chapman), 1861 - 30 pages |
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... fact . A presump tion is thus afforded , that the favourite younger son and the un- popular elder brother of these poems , are really creations of the maternal mind , which magnifies the virtues of one child , because he had the grace ...
... fact . A presump tion is thus afforded , that the favourite younger son and the un- popular elder brother of these poems , are really creations of the maternal mind , which magnifies the virtues of one child , because he had the grace ...
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... fact , seems to have been the recognised punishment of women who loved deeply , but not well , in other parts of Europe besides Denmark . In a Swedish ballad , called " Pehr Watten- man , ” a son puts his own mother on the fire ; in a ...
... fact , seems to have been the recognised punishment of women who loved deeply , but not well , in other parts of Europe besides Denmark . In a Swedish ballad , called " Pehr Watten- man , ” a son puts his own mother on the fire ; in a ...
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... fact , " says Dr. Prior , " a morganatic mar riage , a compromise with the law that forbad the union of those who were not of equal rank . " Second marriages , in Denmark , as well as in other countries , were not viewed very favourably ...
... fact , " says Dr. Prior , " a morganatic mar riage , a compromise with the law that forbad the union of those who were not of equal rank . " Second marriages , in Denmark , as well as in other countries , were not viewed very favourably ...
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... fact that this Scandinavian alphabet was never rendered available for literary purposes . At most it was em- ployed only to write an occasional letter ; while the conservation of tales , poems , and historic narratives , was entrusted ...
... fact that this Scandinavian alphabet was never rendered available for literary purposes . At most it was em- ployed only to write an occasional letter ; while the conservation of tales , poems , and historic narratives , was entrusted ...
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... fact , sister of the lady Adeline , the mother of the fair captive ) , deter- mines to defeat . Accordingly , giving all her interest to Sir Tonné , she invites him to become the rival of Allevod , and to this end furnishes the knight ...
... fact , sister of the lady Adeline , the mother of the fair captive ) , deter- mines to defeat . Accordingly , giving all her interest to Sir Tonné , she invites him to become the rival of Allevod , and to this end furnishes the knight ...
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