Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Том 3,Часть 1Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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... confequence . At the head of the mal- depefid by contents was one Gilimer , or Gildemar , a prince of the blood - roval , who by degrees became fo powerful , as to depofe Hilderic in the feventh year of his reign ; after which he caufed ...
... confequence . At the head of the mal- depefid by contents was one Gilimer , or Gildemar , a prince of the blood - roval , who by degrees became fo powerful , as to depofe Hilderic in the feventh year of his reign ; after which he caufed ...
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... confequence of which was , that Barcelona was befieged by that monarch in 1471. Various efforts were made by Lewis XI . of France and the duke of Lorrain in order to raise the fiege , but without effect . Things at length were brought ...
... confequence of which was , that Barcelona was befieged by that monarch in 1471. Various efforts were made by Lewis XI . of France and the duke of Lorrain in order to raise the fiege , but without effect . Things at length were brought ...
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... confequence of the different mate- rials of which they are made . The bark of the bread fruit is not taken till the trees are confiderably longer and thicker than those of the mulberry ; the procefs af- terwards is the fame . Of the ...
... confequence of the different mate- rials of which they are made . The bark of the bread fruit is not taken till the trees are confiderably longer and thicker than those of the mulberry ; the procefs af- terwards is the fame . Of the ...
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... confequence the Barmas were mafters of most of the northern part of the peninsula beyond the Gan ges . Their dominions , however , were afterwards re- duced to very narrow bounds , and their king became tributary to him of Pegu ; but by ...
... confequence the Barmas were mafters of most of the northern part of the peninsula beyond the Gan ges . Their dominions , however , were afterwards re- duced to very narrow bounds , and their king became tributary to him of Pegu ; but by ...
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... confequence the beft baftas are manufactured in this place . The English and Dutch had formerly fac- tories here , which are now abandoned . E. Long . 72. 5 . N. Lat . 22. 15 . BAROCO , in logic , a term given to the fourth mode of the ...
... confequence the beft baftas are manufactured in this place . The English and Dutch had formerly fac- tories here , which are now abandoned . E. Long . 72. 5 . N. Lat . 22. 15 . BAROCO , in logic , a term given to the fourth mode of the ...
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Стр. 286 - Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of Nature's works to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out.
Стр. 151 - And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
Стр. 286 - And buried; but, O yet more miserable! Myself my sepulchre, a moving grave; Buried, yet not exempt, By privilege of death and burial, From worst of other evils, pains and wrongs ; But made hereby obnoxious more To all the miseries of life, Life in captivity Among inhuman foes.
Стр. 160 - Perthshire in the year 1769, tells us that " on the first of May, the herdsmen of every village hold their Bel-tien, a rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench on the ground, leaving the turf in the middle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal and milk ; and bring besides the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer and whisky ; for each of the company must contribute something.
Стр. 286 - Those other two equalled with me in fate, So were I equalled with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Maeonides, And Tiresias and Phineus, prophets old. Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note.
Стр. 227 - This petition (when founded on facts that may be in their nature disputed) is referred to a committee of members, who examine the matter alleged, and accordingly report it to the house ; and then (or otherwise, upon the mere petition) leave is given to bring in the bill. In public matters the bill is brought in upon motion made to the house, without any petition at all. Formerly, all bills were drawn in the form of petitions...
Стр. 287 - Exult, then, O sun, in the strength of thy youth ! Age is dark and unlovely ; it is like the glimmering light of the moon when it shines through broken clouds, and the mist is on the hills : the blast of the north is on the plain ; the traveller shrinks in the midst of his journey.
Стр. 286 - Let there be light, and light was over all; Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree? The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night Hid in her vacant interlunar cave.
Стр. 21 - ... 6. In fair weather, when the mercury falls much and low, and thus continues for two or three days before the rain comes, then expect a great deal of wet, and probably high winds.
Стр. 341 - Being once asked by a friend, who had often admired his patience under great provocations, whether he knew what it was to be angry, and by what means he had so entirely suppressed that impetuous and ungovernable passion? he answered, with the utmost frankness and sincerity, that he was naturally quick of resentment, but that he had by daily prayer and meditation, at length attained to this mastery over himself.