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... complete , proved of little use to the Cartha- ginians . The Romans , to free themselves from Hannibal , determined on invading his own dominions . When Carthage saw her coasts invaded , she recalled Hannibal , as it had been calculated ...
... complete , proved of little use to the Cartha- ginians . The Romans , to free themselves from Hannibal , determined on invading his own dominions . When Carthage saw her coasts invaded , she recalled Hannibal , as it had been calculated ...
Page 77
... complete till he became master of the enemy's camp . 5. Accordingly marching on foot , at their head , he called upon them to follow and strike the decisive blow . The co a false notion wherewith he was unhappily blinded . ” BATTLE OF ...
... complete till he became master of the enemy's camp . 5. Accordingly marching on foot , at their head , he called upon them to follow and strike the decisive blow . The co a false notion wherewith he was unhappily blinded . ” BATTLE OF ...
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... complete emancipation of the natives of the new world ; and in his zeal for so good a cause , unfortunately hit upon the desperate expedient of negro slavery , thus alleviating the miseries of America by hurling them upon Africa . 11 ...
... complete emancipation of the natives of the new world ; and in his zeal for so good a cause , unfortunately hit upon the desperate expedient of negro slavery , thus alleviating the miseries of America by hurling them upon Africa . 11 ...
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