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... probably the Seychelles in one direction and the Cocos in the other will suffice for all our requirements , especially after South Africa has been provided with several harbours of refuge . Of these , Aden , Bombay , Trincomalee ...
... probably the Seychelles in one direction and the Cocos in the other will suffice for all our requirements , especially after South Africa has been provided with several harbours of refuge . Of these , Aden , Bombay , Trincomalee ...
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... probably indicate this , Sayce's theory being independently confirmed by Winckler , viz . that Saul and David were not the birth - names of these kings . Among the evidences of the lunar character of Saul , Winckler reckons his visit to ...
... probably indicate this , Sayce's theory being independently confirmed by Winckler , viz . that Saul and David were not the birth - names of these kings . Among the evidences of the lunar character of Saul , Winckler reckons his visit to ...
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set as they are now against the composition of operas : we should probably not have had to wait indefinitely and without hope for fine dramatic work from such hands as those of Parry , German , Cliffe , Ernest Ford , and many another ...
set as they are now against the composition of operas : we should probably not have had to wait indefinitely and without hope for fine dramatic work from such hands as those of Parry , German , Cliffe , Ernest Ford , and many another ...
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... probably more frequent . With the extension of building over a large surrounding band of country in all directions , one class of fogs has certainly diminished . The damp fog of the country , which is favoured by hills , by the ...
... probably more frequent . With the extension of building over a large surrounding band of country in all directions , one class of fogs has certainly diminished . The damp fog of the country , which is favoured by hills , by the ...
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... Probably steam - heating might well be used for rows of houses in London , and might be obtained at moderate rates in districts which desired large installations . But the mild spells which occupy so large a part of most of our winters ...
... Probably steam - heating might well be used for rows of houses in London , and might be obtained at moderate rates in districts which desired large installations . But the mild spells which occupy so large a part of most of our winters ...
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Page 476 - More especially, we pray for the good estate of the Catholic Church ; that it may be so guided and governed by Thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith, in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life.
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Page 525 - I do solemnly and sincerely, in the presence of God, profess, testify, and declare, that I do make this declaration, and every part thereof, in the plain and ordinary sense of the words read unto me, as they are commonly understood by Protestants, without any evasion, equivocation, or mental reservation whatsoever...
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