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The mystic number "four," symbolical of deity, whose name in different languages is composed of four letters.
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The doctrine of final causes, particularly the argument for the being and character of God from the being and character of His works, that the end reveals His purpose from the beginning, the end being regarded as the thought of God at the beginning, or the universe viewed as the realisation of Him and His eternal purpose.
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The hall of the old Company of London Stationers, incorporated in 1557, who enjoyed till the Copyright Act of 1842 the sole right of having registered at their offices every pamphlet, book, and ballad published in the kingdom. Although no longer compulsory, the practice of entering books at Stationers' Hall is still found useful for copyright purposes. The register-rolls of books entered at Stationers' Hall have been carefully preserved, and are of the highest value to the literary historian.
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Second son of preceding; entered the army at 19, and fought with his regiment, the Cameronians, at Steinkirk; studied law for some time at Leyden, but went back to the army, and by 1701 was a lieutenant-colonel in the Scots Foot Guards, and in 1706 colonel of the Cameronians; fought with distinction under Marlborough at Venlo, Ramillies, Oudenarde, and, as commander of a brigade, at the siege of Lille and at Malplaquet; was active in support of the Hanoverian succession, and subsequently in the reigns of George I. and II. filled important diplomatic and military posts (1673-1747).
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The famous consort of the Roman Emperor Justinian I., who, captivated by her extraordinary charms of wit and person, raised her from a life of shame to share his throne, a high office she did not discredit; scandal, busy enough with her early years, has no word to say against her subsequent career as empress; the poor and unfortunate of her own sex were her special care; remained to the last the faithful helpmate of her husband (508-548).
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(Nom de λοφίο από Rev. John Watson), γεννημένος στο Essex, της Σκωτίας, γονείς, σπούδασε στο Εδιμβούργο, ήταν υπουργός της ελεύθερης εκκλησίας στην Logiealmond και στη Γλασκόβη, και μεταφράζεται σε Sefton Park Πρεσβυτεριανή Εκκλησία, Λίβερπουλ, το 1880, έγραψε μια σειρά από ειδύλλια με τίτλο "Εκτός από το Bonnie Μπους Brier," και μιας δεύτερης σειράς με τίτλο "The ημέρες του Auld Lang Syne", δύο είχαν μια μεγάλη κυκλοφορία, και μια σειρά από άλλα έργα, καθώς και ως φανταστικά, θρησκευτικές γεννήθηκε το 1850.
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(Θρησκευτικός ηγέτης), ένα όνομα που δίνεται σε κάθε Μωαμεθανός φανατικός που προκύπτει προς το συμφέρον του Μωαμεθανός πίστη, καλεί τους μουσουλμάνους στον πόλεμο, και τους οδηγεί να αποκρούει ο άπιστος? ένα είδος Μεσσία Mohammed οπλισμένοι με το σπαθί για την κατάκτηση του κόσμου στην πίστη.
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Eine Insel, Noerdlich von Bombay und damit verbunden durch einen Damm, mit reich bebauten Feldern und Felsen Tempel und anderen Ruinen.
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Eine öde Fläche von Torfmooren oestlich des Shannon, in King's Co. and Kildare, Irland; See dessen, eine Erweiterung der Gewässer des Shannon.
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Die Personifikation und der Vorkämpfer der Gerechtigkeit in Spensers "Faerie Queene.
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