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... taken from physiognomy or otherwise . So far the inquiry touching the length and shortness of life is instituted in an unscientific and confused man- ner ; but I have thought it right to add a systematic inquiry , bearing on practice by ...
... taken from physiognomy or otherwise . So far the inquiry touching the length and shortness of life is instituted in an unscientific and confused man- ner ; but I have thought it right to add a systematic inquiry , bearing on practice by ...
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... taken , and in that por- tion of Italy which lies between the Apennines and the Po there were found 124 men who had reached or passed their hundredth year ; namely , fifty - four men 100 years old , fifty - seven men 110 , two men 125 ...
... taken , and in that por- tion of Italy which lies between the Apennines and the Po there were found 124 men who had reached or passed their hundredth year ; namely , fifty - four men 100 years old , fifty - seven men 110 , two men 125 ...
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... fortunate . The Emperor Va- 1 Suetonius in August . 100. , and in Tiber . 73 . 2 Sueton . in August . 81 . 8 Sueton . in Tiber . 21 . lerian lived 76 years , before he was taken prisoner " HISTORIA VITÆ ET MORTIS . " 57.
... fortunate . The Emperor Va- 1 Suetonius in August . 100. , and in Tiber . 73 . 2 Sueton . in August . 81 . 8 Sueton . in Tiber . 21 . lerian lived 76 years , before he was taken prisoner " HISTORIA VITÆ ET MORTIS . " 57.
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... taken prisoner by the Persian king Sapor ; he lived after his captivity seven years in the midst of insult , and in the end died a violent death . He was a man of indifferent capacity , and not active ; but of a somewhat higher ...
... taken prisoner by the Persian king Sapor ; he lived after his captivity seven years in the midst of insult , and in the end died a violent death . He was a man of indifferent capacity , and not active ; but of a somewhat higher ...
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... taken place by reason of the manners and cus- toms of the people . And these things are the more to be observed , because an idea has settled itself in the minds of men that a continual decline is going on , both in the length of life ...
... taken place by reason of the manners and cus- toms of the people . And these things are the more to be observed , because an idea has settled itself in the minds of men that a continual decline is going on , both in the length of life ...
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