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... Lion . Baldwin , Count of Flanders . Saint Louis of France . Sir William Wallace . King Robert Bruce . The Black Prince . Timur the Great . John , Duke of Bedford . Mahomet the Second . Christopher Columbus . Gustavus Vasa . Francis the ...
... Lion . Baldwin , Count of Flanders . Saint Louis of France . Sir William Wallace . King Robert Bruce . The Black Prince . Timur the Great . John , Duke of Bedford . Mahomet the Second . Christopher Columbus . Gustavus Vasa . Francis the ...
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... Lions . The White Bear . The Brown Bear . The Rhinoceros . The Elephant . The Camel and Dromedary . The Hippopotamus . The Bison . The Hyæna . The Leopards . The Puma and the Jaguar . The Zebus . The Nylghaie . The Elk . The Zebra . The ...
... Lions . The White Bear . The Brown Bear . The Rhinoceros . The Elephant . The Camel and Dromedary . The Hippopotamus . The Bison . The Hyæna . The Leopards . The Puma and the Jaguar . The Zebus . The Nylghaie . The Elk . The Zebra . The ...
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... Lion , " who succeeded him A.D. 1063 , to inflict a deep disgrace upon the Greek Empire ( as the empire of the East was then called ) , at that time beneath the sceptre of the Empress Eudocia . Under similar circumstances Mahmud had ...
... Lion , " who succeeded him A.D. 1063 , to inflict a deep disgrace upon the Greek Empire ( as the empire of the East was then called ) , at that time beneath the sceptre of the Empress Eudocia . Under similar circumstances Mahmud had ...
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... Lion " himself was now drawing to a close , in the very midst of its greatest prosperity . The best part of Asia had passed beneath his sway ; his equally great son , Malek Shah , had again conquered Georgia , at the very time that the ...
... Lion " himself was now drawing to a close , in the very midst of its greatest prosperity . The best part of Asia had passed beneath his sway ; his equally great son , Malek Shah , had again conquered Georgia , at the very time that the ...
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... spirit of the " Brave Lion . " remains were placed in the royal sepulchre of his race ; and above it was traced this pathetic inscription : - " O ye , who have seen the glory of Alp Arslan exalted to the heavens , repair THE TURKS .
... spirit of the " Brave Lion . " remains were placed in the royal sepulchre of his race ; and above it was traced this pathetic inscription : - " O ye , who have seen the glory of Alp Arslan exalted to the heavens , repair THE TURKS .
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admiration adorned Alp Arslan ancient animal Antelope appearance architecture arms army attack Austria banks Bear beast beautiful Belgium black Rhinoceros boasts building called capital carried Cathedral celebrated century Charlemagne Charles Christian church contains crown Crusaders Danube death Deer Denmark dominions Duchy edifices elephant Emperor empire enemy England English Europe favourite feet France French Gardens German Greek ground Gustavus head Hippopotamus Holland honour horns horse hundred Hungary Hyæna inhabitants interest keeper king kingdom Knowsley land LENOX LIBRARY ASTOR Lion magnificent miles military monarch natural noble Norway once palace passed peculiar portion possession present Prince province Prussia PUBLIC LIBRARY quadruped reign remarkable Rhine Rhinoceros rich river Roman Saladin Saxony side soldiers spot Sultan Sweden Tiger Timur Tower TOWERS OF BOLOGNA town traveller troops Turkish Turks vast vessels village walls wild YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY young Zebu Zoological Society