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Page 136
... once acknowledged the authority of Carthage , nor is it likely that their numbers diminished under the administration of the emperors : Carthage itself rose with new splendour from its ashes ; and that capital , as well as Capua and ...
... once acknowledged the authority of Carthage , nor is it likely that their numbers diminished under the administration of the emperors : Carthage itself rose with new splendour from its ashes ; and that capital , as well as Capua and ...
Page 192
... once alongside , the soldiers on board did their best not to let the service on deck be outdone by the others ; in short , every man strove to prove himself the first in his particular depart- ment . And as many ships were engaged in a ...
... once alongside , the soldiers on board did their best not to let the service on deck be outdone by the others ; in short , every man strove to prove himself the first in his particular depart- ment . And as many ships were engaged in a ...
Page 210
... once more clutched desperately at the wraith of their national independence . Napoleon took his stand with his staff on a hill behind Probstheyde near a half - ruined windmill , fit emblem of his fortunes ; while , further south , the ...
... once more clutched desperately at the wraith of their national independence . Napoleon took his stand with his staff on a hill behind Probstheyde near a half - ruined windmill , fit emblem of his fortunes ; while , further south , the ...
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