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A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin Edward Latham. PN 6080 .L35 The UNIVERSITY OF CHIAGO LIBRARY R R DIR .. a battle of giants . DUKE OF WELLINGTON (
A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin Edward Latham. PN 6080 .L35 The UNIVERSITY OF CHIAGO LIBRARY R R DIR .. a battle of giants . DUKE OF WELLINGTON (
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... DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 1769- 1852 ) in a conversation with Samuel Rogers , referring to the battle of Waterloo ( June 18 , 1815 ) : in allusion to the Legendary Gigan- tomachia of classical ( post - Homeric ) antiquity cf. Plato ...
... DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 1769- 1852 ) in a conversation with Samuel Rogers , referring to the battle of Waterloo ( June 18 , 1815 ) : in allusion to the Legendary Gigan- tomachia of classical ( post - Homeric ) antiquity cf. Plato ...
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... DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 1769-1852 ) -alluding to the battle of Navarino ( Oct. 20 , 1827 ) , be- cause it appeared likely to disturb the balance of power . ' The phrase occurs in the speech of George IV . at the opening of Parlia- ment in ...
... DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 1769-1852 ) -alluding to the battle of Navarino ( Oct. 20 , 1827 ) , be- cause it appeared likely to disturb the balance of power . ' The phrase occurs in the speech of George IV . at the opening of Parlia- ment in ...
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... DUKE OF YORK ( 1763-1827 ) , second son of George III - referring to Walpole , who was wearing a low - crowned , broad - brimmed hat at Newmarket . He said : " Then the little man wears a shocking bad hat . " He had pre- viously asked ...
... DUKE OF YORK ( 1763-1827 ) , second son of George III - referring to Walpole , who was wearing a low - crowned , broad - brimmed hat at Newmarket . He said : " Then the little man wears a shocking bad hat . " He had pre- viously asked ...
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... DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 1769- 1852 ) -in a letter to Thomas Raikes , March 1 , 1841 . Assassination has never changed the history of the world . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -in a speech in the House of Commons ...
... DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 1769- 1852 ) -in a letter to Thomas Raikes , March 1 , 1841 . Assassination has never changed the history of the world . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -in a speech in the House of Commons ...
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