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... masters . It is best realized from the works of the masters . There is little leisure in a democracy , and perhaps ... master- pieces . That event is preserved for a happier posterity . At M88162 present , the precision of the annalist ...
... masters . It is best realized from the works of the masters . There is little leisure in a democracy , and perhaps ... master- pieces . That event is preserved for a happier posterity . At M88162 present , the precision of the annalist ...
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... master . In the same manner as the cavalry and infantry , the heavy and the light armed troops , the advanced guard and the rear , are marshalled by the skill of their military leaders , so the domestic officers , who bear a rod as an ...
... master . In the same manner as the cavalry and infantry , the heavy and the light armed troops , the advanced guard and the rear , are marshalled by the skill of their military leaders , so the domestic officers , who bear a rod as an ...
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... master greatly doubted , that we could double the same : whereupon the captain told him : You see there is no remedy , either we must double it , or before noon we must die : therefore loose your sails , and let us put it to Gods mercy ...
... master greatly doubted , that we could double the same : whereupon the captain told him : You see there is no remedy , either we must double it , or before noon we must die : therefore loose your sails , and let us put it to Gods mercy ...
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