The World of Man: Prose Passages, Chiefly from the Works of the Great Historians, Classical and EnglishThe University Press, 1933 - 313 páginas |
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... islands and unfrequented promontories . We can move by night and hide in caves during the day . The guide probably ... island to seize ? There are many little desert rocks all studded over the Aegean , where doubtless we have rested ...
... islands and unfrequented promontories . We can move by night and hide in caves during the day . The guide probably ... island to seize ? There are many little desert rocks all studded over the Aegean , where doubtless we have rested ...
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... islands , as Carthage ruled from her penin- sula , over possessions scattered far and wide , fortresses , cities , islands , kingdoms , over all of which she exercised lordship , but none of whom did she or could she incorporate into ...
... islands , as Carthage ruled from her penin- sula , over possessions scattered far and wide , fortresses , cities , islands , kingdoms , over all of which she exercised lordship , but none of whom did she or could she incorporate into ...
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... islands , and thus expelled the malefactors . The coast populations now began to apply themselves more closely to the acquisition of wealth , and their life became more settled ; some even began to build themselves walls on the strength ...
... islands , and thus expelled the malefactors . The coast populations now began to apply themselves more closely to the acquisition of wealth , and their life became more settled ; some even began to build themselves walls on the strength ...
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Praise of history | 3 |
Accident in history | 9 |
Sir Thomas Browne | 18 |
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