The penny cyclopædia [ed. by G. Long]., Том 25 |
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... important of them , as well as enjoys the rank , dignity , and honours ; and on the Continent there are dukes and earls who have still an important political character . Some of these dignities and the titles correspondent to them are ...
... important of them , as well as enjoys the rank , dignity , and honours ; and on the Continent there are dukes and earls who have still an important political character . Some of these dignities and the titles correspondent to them are ...
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... important of these documents is very desirable : they are calculated to throw light both on the character of the natives and the conduct of Europeans in these distant . regions . The account of Titsingh's official conduct , and his ...
... important of these documents is very desirable : they are calculated to throw light both on the character of the natives and the conduct of Europeans in these distant . regions . The account of Titsingh's official conduct , and his ...
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... important for the theological student : -Encyclopädie der Theologischen Wissenschaften , ' Leipzig , 1798 , 8vo .; Theocles , ein Ges- präch über den Glauben an Gott , ' Leipzig , 1799 , 8vo .; Ideen zu einer Apologie des Glaubens ...
... important for the theological student : -Encyclopädie der Theologischen Wissenschaften , ' Leipzig , 1798 , 8vo .; Theocles , ein Ges- präch über den Glauben an Gott , ' Leipzig , 1799 , 8vo .; Ideen zu einer Apologie des Glaubens ...
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... importance of cultivating the virtue of tolerance in the education of individuals cannot be overrated . In a political ... important point in the consideration of its goodness as a form of government ; but there can be no question as to ...
... importance of cultivating the virtue of tolerance in the education of individuals cannot be overrated . In a political ... important point in the consideration of its goodness as a form of government ; but there can be no question as to ...
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... important to be omitted . The confining of the subject to the religion of TOLETANUS , RODERICUS , or RODRIGO DE TOLEDO , an eminent ecclesiastic and historian , was born at Rada , in Navarre , about A.D. 1170. His name was Ro- drigo ...
... important to be omitted . The confining of the subject to the religion of TOLETANUS , RODERICUS , or RODRIGO DE TOLEDO , an eminent ecclesiastic and historian , was born at Rada , in Navarre , about A.D. 1170. His name was Ro- drigo ...
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Стр. 174 - The navigation of the river Mississippi, from its source to the ocean, shall forever remain free and open to the subjects of Great Britain and the citizens of the United States.
Стр. 173 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Стр. 68 - No part of its behaviour ever struck me more than the extreme timidity it always expresses with regard to rain; for though it has a shell that would secure it against the wheel of a loaded cart, yet does it discover as much solicitude about rain as a lady dressed in all her best attire, shuffling away on the first sprinklings, and running its head up in a corner.
Стр. 68 - When one reflects on the state of this strange being, it is a matter of wonder to find that Providence should bestow such a profusion of days, such a seeming waste of longevity, on a reptile that appears to relish it so little as to squander more than twothirds of its existence in a joyless stupor, and be lost to all sensation for months together in the profoundest of slumbers.
Стр. 68 - ... way. I was much taken with its sagacity in discerning those that do it kind offices; for, as soon as the good old lady comes in sight who has waited on it for more than thirty years, it hobbles towards its benefactress with awkward alacrity ; but remains inattentive to strangers. Thus not only " the ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib...
Стр. 68 - The rattle and hurry of the journey so perfectly roused it that, when I turned it out on a border, it walked twice down to the bottom of my garden ; however, in the evening, the weather being cold, it buried itself in the loose mould, and continues still concealed.
Стр. 102 - just one year and twenty days.' In the new administration formed by Pitt, now created Lord Chatham, Townshend was chancellor of the exchequer and leader of the House of Commons.
Стр. 103 - Townshend, nor of course know what a ferment he was able to excite in everything by the violent ebullition of his mixed virtues and failings ; for failings he had undoubtedly. Many of us remember them — We are this day considering the effi'ot of them.
Стр. 103 - For failings he had undoubtedly — many of us remember them; we are this day considering the effect of them. But he had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate, passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. He worshipped that goddess wheresoever she appeared; but he paid his particular devotions to her in her favourite habitation, in her chosen temple, the House of Commons.
Стр. 69 - The tortoise is very fond of water, drinking large quantities and wallowing in the mud. The larger islands alone possess springs, and these are always situated towards the central parts, and at a considerable height.