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The Excursus, which is remarkable rather for the evidence which it affords of Byron's industry and zeal for acquiring knowledge, than for the value or interest of the subject-matter, has been omitted from the present issue.
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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Benecke has devoted a special "Excursus" to this play
Primitive Love and Love-Stories Henry Theophilus Finck 1890
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The interpretation of the Odyssey in Excursus I serves as a concrete example of this point.
Max Horkheimer Berendzen, J.C. 2009
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In chapter Gimel, Excursus on Gravity, in The Lamentations of Julius Marantz, author Marc Estrin asks:What keeps us from rising?
enowning enowning 2007
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In chapter Gimel, Excursus on Gravity, in The Lamentations of Julius Marantz, author Marc Estrin asks:What keeps us from rising?
Archive 2007-12-01 enowning 2007
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Excursus: Protestants have faced a related problem in Africa.
Celibacy Not Required Horace Jeffery Hodges 2005
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Theory of their Rise and Development, with an Excursus on an Early
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, November 28, 1891 Various
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Biog., s.v. Eusebius, Chronicle of; Lightfoot, Excursus on the Early Roman
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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[762] How far this ascent, when viewed from other premises which are equally real, corresponded to a descent, may be seen from the first Excursus to this chapter.
The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908
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On the question whether Christians adopted the name of “Friends” as a technical title, see the first Excursus at the close of this chapter.
The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries 1851-1930 1908
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