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... took his degree of M.A. in 1804. Before this , on succeeding to the earldom in 1801 , he made a tour through Greece , the record of which is preserved in Byron's well - known line- ' The travelled thane , Athenian Aberdeen . ' In his ...
... took his degree of M.A. in 1804. Before this , on succeeding to the earldom in 1801 , he made a tour through Greece , the record of which is preserved in Byron's well - known line- ' The travelled thane , Athenian Aberdeen . ' In his ...
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... took place near it , 2d Sep- tember , 31 B. C. , between Octavianus ( afterwards the Emperor Augustus ) and Marcus Antonius . These two had for some time ruled the Roman world the east ; it now came to a struggle for the sole between ...
... took place near it , 2d Sep- tember , 31 B. C. , between Octavianus ( afterwards the Emperor Augustus ) and Marcus Antonius . These two had for some time ruled the Roman world the east ; it now came to a struggle for the sole between ...
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... took command of the whole of the Danish naval force against Sweden , but died suddenly at Copenhagen before embarking . ADELAIDE , the capital of the colony of South Australia , is situated on the Torrens , near the Gulf of St. Vincent ...
... took command of the whole of the Danish naval force against Sweden , but died suddenly at Copenhagen before embarking . ADELAIDE , the capital of the colony of South Australia , is situated on the Torrens , near the Gulf of St. Vincent ...
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... took cognizance of piracy and other offences on the sea , or on the coasts beyond the limits of any county , and , concurrently with the common law courts , of certain felonies com- mitted in the main stream of great rivers below the ...
... took cognizance of piracy and other offences on the sea , or on the coasts beyond the limits of any county , and , concurrently with the common law courts , of certain felonies com- mitted in the main stream of great rivers below the ...
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... took place during the internal discords of Persia after the death of Nadir Shah . Ahmed Khan , of the race of Abdalli ( 1747-1773 ) , took advantage of these feuds , and liberated A. from Persian rule . His success founded the Douranee ...
... took place during the internal discords of Persia after the death of Nadir Shah . Ahmed Khan , of the race of Abdalli ( 1747-1773 ) , took advantage of these feuds , and liberated A. from Persian rule . His success founded the Douranee ...
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Página 15 - Subject, is and stands limited to the Princess Sophia, Electress of Hanover, and the Heirs of her Body, being Protestants ; hereby utterly renouncing and abjuring any Obedience or Allegiance unto any other Person claiming or pretending a Right to the Crown of this...
Página 15 - ... them : and I do faithfully promise to maintain, support, and defend to the utmost of my power, the succession of the crown, which succession, by an Act, intituled An Act for the further limitation of the crown, and better securing the rights and liberties of the subject...
Página 15 - Attempts whatever, which shall be made against his Person, Crown, or Dignity; and I will do my utmost Endeavour to disclose and make known to His Majesty...
Página 15 - I do swear, That I will defend, to the utmost of my power, the settlement of property within this realm, as established by the laws...
Página 303 - Christianity. To my mind this is one of the most tragical facts in all history. It is a bitter thought, how different a thing the Christianity of the world might have been, if the Christian faith had been adopted as the religion of the empire under the auspices of Marcus Aurelius instead of those of Constantine.
Página 15 - I do declare, that I do not believe, that the Pope of Rome or any other foreign Prince, Prelate, State or Potentate, hath, or ought to have, any temporal or civil jurisdiction, power, superiority, or pre-eminence, directly, or indirectly, within this realm...
Página 303 - The new religion openly aimed at dissolving these ties; unless, therefore, it was his duty to adopt that religion, it seemed to be his duty to put it down. Inasmuch then as the theology of Christianity did not appear to him true or of divine origin; inasmuch as this strange history of a crucified God was not credible to him, and a system which purported to rest entirely upon a foundation to him so wholly unbelievable could not be foreseen by him to be that renovating agency which, after all abatements,...
Página 15 - I AB do sincerely promise and swear, That I will be faithful, and bear true allegiance, to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary: So help me God.
Página 41 - Whether it be lawful to resist the supreme magistrate, if the commonwealth cannot be otherwise preserved ?" He maintained the affirmative, and this collegiate exercise furnished a very significant index to his subsequent political career.
Página 15 - I, AB, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God!