Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People, Том 5W. and R. Chambers, 1876 |
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... feet in length from the tip of the bill to the extremity of the short tail . Its extent of wing is about five feet . The wings do not reach to the extremity of the tail . The weight of the largest birds is about ten pounds . The colour ...
... feet in length from the tip of the bill to the extremity of the short tail . Its extent of wing is about five feet . The wings do not reach to the extremity of the tail . The weight of the largest birds is about ten pounds . The colour ...
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... feet . very beautiful maiden , and the only one of the three sisters who was mortal . But she having become a mother ... feet six inches or five feet eight inches , although there is reason to think that skull above the eyes are ...
... feet . very beautiful maiden , and the only one of the three sisters who was mortal . But she having become a mother ... feet six inches or five feet eight inches , although there is reason to think that skull above the eyes are ...
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... feet in height . This palace con- tains a picture - gallery , in which Cranach , V. Eyck , Holbein , Rubens , and ... feet . See ALPS . St G. , however , is chiefly famous for the pass over the Alps , which at its summit rises to the ...
... feet in height . This palace con- tains a picture - gallery , in which Cranach , V. Eyck , Holbein , Rubens , and ... feet . See ALPS . St G. , however , is chiefly famous for the pass over the Alps , which at its summit rises to the ...
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... feet high , and two of them nearly twice that height . These windows were executed between 1560 and 1603 by the brothers Grabeth , and are among the finest in Europe . G. is said to have had , in 1751 , 374 clay - pipe works ; it has ...
... feet high , and two of them nearly twice that height . These windows were executed between 1560 and 1603 by the brothers Grabeth , and are among the finest in Europe . G. is said to have had , in 1751 , 374 clay - pipe works ; it has ...
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... feet above the sea , and the inner diameter of the crater about 400 yards . As soon as the eruption ceased , the action of the waves began to reduce the island , and before many months transpired , the whole mass of scoria and sand ...
... feet above the sea , and the inner diameter of the crater about 400 yards . As soon as the eruption ceased , the action of the waves began to reduce the island , and before many months transpired , the whole mass of scoria and sand ...
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Стр. 84 - Florence), and a protracted discussion took place, the chief points of which were the procession of the Holy Ghost from the Father and the Son...
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Стр. 104 - December one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, no irregular marriage contracted in Scotland by declaration, acknowledgment, or ceremony shall be valid, unless one of the parties had at the date thereof his or her usual place of residence there, or had lived in Scotland for twenty-one days next preceding such marriage ; any law, custom, or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.
Стр. 265 - I have so ruled my life, that when death came, I might face it without fear.
Стр. 117 - And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
Стр. 17 - We have not received," saith Irenaeus, " the knowledge of the way of our salvation by any others than those by whom the gospel has been brought to us. Which gospel they first preached, and afterwards, by the will of God, committed to writing, that it might be for time to come the foundation and pillar of our faith.
Стр. 35 - The people for whom the form of government is intended must be willing to accept it; or at least not so unwilling as to oppose an insurmountable obstacle to its establishment. They must be willing and able to do what is necessary to keep it standing. And they must be willing and able to do what it requires of them to enable it to fulfil its purposes. The word " do " is to be understood as including forbearances as well as acts.
Стр. 73 - Ireland; and that the royal style and titles appertaining to the imperial crown of the said united kingdom and its dependencies ; and also the ensigns, armorial flags, and banners thereof, shall be such as his Majesty, by his royal proclamation under the great seal of the united kingdom, shall be pleased to appoint.