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... equals all the hexametrical produc- tions of Greece and Rome put together . An episode from the Mahabharata , was translated into English verse by the Rev. H. H. Milman , M. A. , Oxford , 1835. The subject is simply this , when ...
... equals all the hexametrical produc- tions of Greece and Rome put together . An episode from the Mahabharata , was translated into English verse by the Rev. H. H. Milman , M. A. , Oxford , 1835. The subject is simply this , when ...
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... equal , if not superior , importance , is to convey your King , by a series of careful moves , to the square of the Black King , your trustworthy ally . This gives you the command of the allied forces , which now become identified with ...
... equal , if not superior , importance , is to convey your King , by a series of careful moves , to the square of the Black King , your trustworthy ally . This gives you the command of the allied forces , which now become identified with ...
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... the same as if we were to say , in order to convey an idea of the grandeur of a continental city , that it contained thirty thousand cafés , or as many tobacco shops . are not our equals in wisdom ; and consequently , HISTORY OF CHESS . 51.
... the same as if we were to say , in order to convey an idea of the grandeur of a continental city , that it contained thirty thousand cafés , or as many tobacco shops . are not our equals in wisdom ; and consequently , HISTORY OF CHESS . 51.
Page 52
... equals in wisdom ; and consequently , you will have no right any longer to exact from us either tribute or impost . On the contrary we shall feel ourselves justified in demanding hereafter the same tribute from you ; for man's true ...
... equals in wisdom ; and consequently , you will have no right any longer to exact from us either tribute or impost . On the contrary we shall feel ourselves justified in demanding hereafter the same tribute from you ; for man's true ...
Page 58
... equal in the whole world . ' In the meanwhile Naushirawan in public acknowledged the unparalleled wisdom of his favorite counsellor . He sent for the most costly and massive goblet in his palace , and filled the same with the rarest of ...
... equal in the whole world . ' In the meanwhile Naushirawan in public acknowledged the unparalleled wisdom of his favorite counsellor . He sent for the most costly and massive goblet in his palace , and filled the same with the rarest of ...
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