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General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent ... - Page 146
by John Aikin - 1799
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English into German, a graduated selection from the best Engl. prose writers ...

H E Goldschmidt - 1877 - 102 pages
...understanding, and gave him the noblest ideas of men and government. The exercises of the body succeeded to those of the mind, and Alexander, who was tall, active,...robust, surpassed most of his equals in the gymnastic arts.3 Refreshed by the use of the bath, and a slight dinner,4 he resumed5 with new vigour the business...
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The Civil service year book and official calendar

1884 - 266 pages
...for his favourrite studys of poetry, historry, and phillosofy. The exercizes of the body sucseded to those of the mind, and Alexander, who was tall, active, and robust, serpassed most of his equalls in the jimnastic arts. Reffreshed by the use of the bath, and a sleight...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1

Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1887 - 1040 pages
...succeeded to those of the mind ; and Alexander, who was tall, active, and robust, surpassed most of bis equals in the gymnastic arts. Refreshed by the use...hour of supper, the principal meal of the Romans, be was attended by his secretaries, with whom he read and answered the multitude of letters, memorials,...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1

Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1898 - 720 pages
...understanding, and gave him the noblest ideas of man and government. The exercises of the body succeeded to those of the mind ; and Alexander, who was tall, active,...arts. Refreshed by the use of the bath and a slight dinuer, he resumed, with new vigor. the business of the day ; and, till the hour of supper, the principal...
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1

Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1899 - 668 pages
...gave him the noblest ideas of man and government. The exercises of the body succeeded to those of tne mind ; and Alexander, who was tall, active, and robust,...the bath and a slight dinner, he resumed, with new vigor, the business of the day ; and, till the hour of supper, the principal meal of the Romans, he...
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Latin Prose Composition: Containing passages of graduated difficulty for ...

George Gilbert Ramsay - Latin language - 1903 - 456 pages
...understanding, and gave him the noblest ideas of man and government. The exercises of the body succeeded to those of the mind ; and Alexander, who was tall, active,...surpassed most of his equals in the gymnastic arts. His table was served with the most frugal simplicity ; and whenever he was at liberty to consult his...
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