Its long history almost came to an end two years ago when a major fire burned its South Hall building.

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Milton, who is writing at the present moment of December of 1629, is claiming the capacity to arrive at a moment in history that he has already described as a long-completed one.

这首诗作于1629年12月，这时弥尔顿正在慢慢具备他达到历史性时刻的能力,而这时他也已经被这样称赞着。

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He wrote a long and detailed history of Britain, attempting to create the meaning of that little island that he always assumed was God's chosen nation.

他写了一部长而具体的英国史，试图论证这座小岛的重大意义,他一直相信英国是上帝所选的国度。

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The author was Mansoor Ijaz, a writer with a long, long history of discredited assertions.

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These are, again, ideas with a long, long Republican pedigree -- a long, long history of Republican support.

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"Wind ensemble is a medium that has a long, long history of patriotic and marching-band music, " Mr. Fairouz said.

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