General Biography: Or Lives, Critical And Historical, Of The Most Eminent Persons Of All Ages, Countries, Conditions And Professions, Arranged According To Alphabetical Order, Volume 9Robinson, 1814 - 644 pages |
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... success , that he was se- lected by his superiors to teach the learned . languages and the belles - lettres in the colleges belonging to his order at Oropesa , Madrid , and other places . After presiding in these departments during 30 ...
... success , that he was se- lected by his superiors to teach the learned . languages and the belles - lettres in the colleges belonging to his order at Oropesa , Madrid , and other places . After presiding in these departments during 30 ...
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... success and ruin . In these circum- stances , well knowing that if he fell into the hands of the English he would be executed as a traitor , some accounts say that he lost his senses , and was abandoned by every person . Be that as it ...
... success and ruin . In these circum- stances , well knowing that if he fell into the hands of the English he would be executed as a traitor , some accounts say that he lost his senses , and was abandoned by every person . Be that as it ...
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... success in this point on socce future occasion . After he had finished his work , he travelled through Europe in order to engage its sovereigns to concur in a new attempt ; and in 1321 he offered his book to Another MARINO SANUTO or ...
... success in this point on socce future occasion . After he had finished his work , he travelled through Europe in order to engage its sovereigns to concur in a new attempt ; and in 1321 he offered his book to Another MARINO SANUTO or ...
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... successes , in which he carried off the King's treasures and concubines , drove him across the river . In the meantime Sapor tarnished the glory of his success against Valerian by his ungenerous and inhuman con- duct towards his ...
... successes , in which he carried off the King's treasures and concubines , drove him across the river . In the meantime Sapor tarnished the glory of his success against Valerian by his ungenerous and inhuman con- duct towards his ...
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... success , and in the meantime he at- tempted to negotiate a peace with the Roman Emperor ; but his claims were so high that no treaty could be agreed upon . The subsequent civil wars in the Roman empire gave Sapor an advantageous ...
... success , and in the meantime he at- tempted to negotiate a peace with the Roman Emperor ; but his claims were so high that no treaty could be agreed upon . The subsequent civil wars in the Roman empire gave Sapor an advantageous ...
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