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... death Harrington devoted his time to the composition of his Oceana , a work which pleased neither party . By order ... death of his father in 1733 placed him in possession of an independent fortune and of the house in Salisbury Close ...
... death Harrington devoted his time to the composition of his Oceana , a work which pleased neither party . By order ... death of his father in 1733 placed him in possession of an independent fortune and of the house in Salisbury Close ...
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... death and burial are noted in the chapter book of St George's chapel on the 24th of April 1593 . His famous and amusing Description of England was under- taken for the queen's printer , Reginald Wolfe , who designed the publication of ...
... death and burial are noted in the chapter book of St George's chapel on the 24th of April 1593 . His famous and amusing Description of England was under- taken for the queen's printer , Reginald Wolfe , who designed the publication of ...
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... death of Kosciusko and upon General Andrew Jackson's course in the Floridas , favouring a partial censure of the latter . Harrison was a member of the Ohio senate in 1819-1821 , and was an unsuccessful candidate for the National House ...
... death of Kosciusko and upon General Andrew Jackson's course in the Floridas , favouring a partial censure of the latter . Harrison was a member of the Ohio senate in 1819-1821 , and was an unsuccessful candidate for the National House ...
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... death conceived the idea of superseding his elder son Musa ( afterwards known as Hādi , the fourth caliph ) by Härün . But on Mahdi's death Hārün gave way to his brother . For the campaigns in which he took part prior to his accession ...
... death conceived the idea of superseding his elder son Musa ( afterwards known as Hādi , the fourth caliph ) by Härün . But on Mahdi's death Hārün gave way to his brother . For the campaigns in which he took part prior to his accession ...
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... death of John , the third and last earl of Pembroke and he died without sons in 1393. However his grand - nephew and heir , Hugh ( d . 1396 ) , claimed the barony , which was also to the barony of Hastings , but he did not prosecute his ...
... death of John , the third and last earl of Pembroke and he died without sons in 1393. However his grand - nephew and heir , Hugh ( d . 1396 ) , claimed the barony , which was also to the barony of Hastings , but he did not prosecute his ...
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