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- noun French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the First Crusade (1042-1099)
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Companies A, B, and C, of the 1st Battalion and Battalion Headquarters, under command of Captain Otho Robinson, left Camp Merritt and proceeded by rail to the docks at Hoboken, N. J., arriving there about 9: 30 a. m.
History 119th Infantry, 60th Brigade, 30th Division, U.S.A. Operations in Belgium and France, 1917-1 1918
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It is fitting to call attention to Major John Hall Manning, who as Operations Officer, rendered most excellent service; Major William S. Privott, Major Graham K. Hobbs, Major Robert S. Lamb and Captain Otho Robinson, who as Battalion Commanders, showed courage and ability of marked degree in fighting and caring for their commands in battle and at other times.
History 119th Infantry, 60th Brigade, 30th Division, U.S.A. Operations in Belgium and France, 1917-1 1918
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See the contemporary description of Hungary in Otho of Frisin gen, l.ii. c. 31, in
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Caligula represented in their day; the time was transitional; you may call Otho and Vitellius the first bungling shots of the provinces at having a hand in things at the center; wholesome
The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Kenneth Morris 1908
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It is related that Azzo was afterwards instrumental in calling Otho into Italy and procuring his marriage with Adelaide, in consequence of which events Italy became a fief of the Empire.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III John Addington Symonds 1866
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It is related that Azzo was afterwards instrumental in calling Otho into Italy and procuring his marriage with Adelaide, in consequence of which events Italy became a fief of the Empire.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series John Addington Symonds 1866
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The book is a unique study of Medieval Times using children to portray members of society such as Otho, the miller's son, and Lowdy, the varlet's child.
Bookworm Award and Meme ____Maggie 2008
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The book is a unique study of Medieval Times using children to portray members of society such as Otho, the miller's son, and Lowdy, the varlet's child.
Archive 2008-11-01 ____Maggie 2008
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We read his 'Otho' years since, when we were younger than now, and our pulse beat stronger; and we read it 'holding our breath to the end' -- or this was the exact sensation we felt, as nearly as we can remember, twelve years ago.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Various
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Notwithstanding the rejection of "Otho," its author had written
A Pindarick Ode on Painting Addressed to Joshua Reynolds, Esq. Thomas Morrison 1741
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