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Seistan award ' — that is to say , the award we made between the rival claims to
territory of Afghanistan and Persia , which , being in the nature of a compromise ,
satisfied neither , but made the Amir fiercely indignant because he ...
Seistan award ' — that is to say , the award we made between the rival claims to
territory of Afghanistan and Persia , which , being in the nature of a compromise ,
satisfied neither , but made the Amir fiercely indignant because he ...
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Æschylus , describing the horrors of the retreating Persians ' passage across the
Strymon , when the ice gave way beneath their weight , says , with the same
direct simplicity : “ Then many ' a man prayed to the gods who never prayed
before .
Æschylus , describing the horrors of the retreating Persians ' passage across the
Strymon , when the ice gave way beneath their weight , says , with the same
direct simplicity : “ Then many ' a man prayed to the gods who never prayed
before .
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Professor Campbell points to the parallel between the defeat of the Persians and
the destruction of the Spanish Armada : - - - " We have lately heard the story of
the Armada from the Spanish side , and know more fully than we did how many ...
Professor Campbell points to the parallel between the defeat of the Persians and
the destruction of the Spanish Armada : - - - " We have lately heard the story of
the Armada from the Spanish side , and know more fully than we did how many ...
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... but a long process of evolution was necessary before it could reach even such
developement as was possible for it in Greek religion . The ideal was visible , but
there was no clear vision in the days of Homer or even of the Persian invasion .
... but a long process of evolution was necessary before it could reach even such
developement as was possible for it in Greek religion . The ideal was visible , but
there was no clear vision in the days of Homer or even of the Persian invasion .
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They include the ancient texts and sculptures which he , like others , compares
with those of Chaldea , the early Aryan remains , the Persian , the Greek , and the
Roman . Broadly speaking , the history of this region began with colonisation by ...
They include the ancient texts and sculptures which he , like others , compares
with those of Chaldea , the early Aryan remains , the Persian , the Greek , and the
Roman . Broadly speaking , the history of this region began with colonisation by ...
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Página 178 - An* yit she gin her cheer a jerk Ez though she wished him furder, An' on her apples kep' to work, Parin
Página 509 - BROTHER, thou art gone before us, and thy saintly soul is flown Where tears are wiped from every eye, and sorrow is unknown ; From the burden of the flesh, and from care and fear released, Where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest.
Página 178 - An' leetle flames danced all about The chiny on the dresser. Agin the chimbley crook-necks hung, An' in amongst 'em rusted The ole queen's-arm thet gran'ther Young Fetched back f'om Concord busted. The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm f'om floor to ceilin', An' she looked full ez rosy agin Ez the apples she was peelin'.
Página 287 - Greenwich,) the said line shall ascend to the north along the channel called Portland channel, as far as the point of the continent where it strikes the 56th degree of north latitude; from this last-mentioned point, the line of demarcation shall follow the summit of the mountains situated parallel to the coast as far as the point of intersection of the 141st degree of west longitude...
Página 178 - An' peeked in thru' the winder, An' there sot Huldy all alone, 'ith no one nigh to hender. A fireplace filled the room's one side With half a cord o' wood in — There warn't no stoves (tell comfort died) To bake ye to a puddin'. The wa'nut logs shot sparkles out Towards the pootiest, bless her, An' leetle flames danced all about The chiny on the dresser.
Página 128 - Adverse holding or prescription during a period of fifty years shall make a good title. The arbitrators may deem exclusive political control of a district, as well as actual settlement thereof, sufficient to constitute adverse holding or to make title by prescription.
Página 167 - Tippin' with fire the bolt of men Thet rived the Rebel line asunder ? " 'Tain't right to hev the young go fust, All throbbin...
Página 296 - It is understood that the subjects of His Britannic Majesty, from whatever quarter they may arrive, whether from the ocean, or from the interior of the continent, shall forever enjoy the right of navigating freely, and without any hindrance whatever, all the rivers and streams which, in their course towards the Pacific Ocean, may cross the line of demarcation upon the line of coast described in Article III of the present Convention.
Página 74 - Not easily have we three come to this, We three who now are dead. Unwillingly They loved, unwillingly I slew them. Now I kiss them on the forehead quietly.