5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and Unique Information in History, Literature, Science, Art, and Nature ...Gale Research Company, 1966 - 816 עמודים |
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עמוד 70
... According to Brewer's Reader's Hand- Book , although this song is ascribed to Robert Burns , all he did was to slightly alter parts of it . Barmecide's Feast . An imaginary feast , whose description occurs in the Story of the Barber's ...
... According to Brewer's Reader's Hand- Book , although this song is ascribed to Robert Burns , all he did was to slightly alter parts of it . Barmecide's Feast . An imaginary feast , whose description occurs in the Story of the Barber's ...
עמוד 113
... According to some authorities , the title " Bravest of the Brave " was con- ferred upon Marshal Ney by the sol- diers , on account of his fearless bravery during the battle of Friedland , June 14th , 1807 . Brazen Age . See Ages ...
... According to some authorities , the title " Bravest of the Brave " was con- ferred upon Marshal Ney by the sol- diers , on account of his fearless bravery during the battle of Friedland , June 14th , 1807 . Brazen Age . See Ages ...
עמוד 146
... According to tradition , the city of Caryæ in Arcadia sided with the Persians after the battle of Ther- mopyla ( 480 B.C. ) ; whereupon the Greeks destroyed the place , slew the men , and made the women captives . To perpetuate this ...
... According to tradition , the city of Caryæ in Arcadia sided with the Persians after the battle of Ther- mopyla ( 480 B.C. ) ; whereupon the Greeks destroyed the place , slew the men , and made the women captives . To perpetuate this ...
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