The penny cyclopædia [ed. by G. Long]., Том 25 |
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... passed in the church- wardens ' account was for seventeen dozen of Tomtits ' heads . ' They may , now and then ... passing through our gardens , going progressively from tree to tree , as if on their road to some other place , never ...
... passed in the church- wardens ' account was for seventeen dozen of Tomtits ' heads . ' They may , now and then ... passing through our gardens , going progressively from tree to tree , as if on their road to some other place , never ...
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... passed in the church- wardens ' account was for seventeen dozen of Tomtits ' heads . They may , now and then , knock ... passing through our gardens , going progressively from tree to tree , as if on their road to some other place ...
... passed in the church- wardens ' account was for seventeen dozen of Tomtits ' heads . They may , now and then , knock ... passing through our gardens , going progressively from tree to tree , as if on their road to some other place ...
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... passed time , routed the remainder of the besiegers , who ran away , through the territory of Tibur , where their remains are still leaving behind their tents and baggage . This was the seen . The healthy and romantic situation of this ...
... passed time , routed the remainder of the besiegers , who ran away , through the territory of Tibur , where their remains are still leaving behind their tents and baggage . This was the seen . The healthy and romantic situation of this ...
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... passed ( 5 & 6 Victoria , c . 93 ) intended to remedy one of the sources of loss to the revenue , by again subjecting the manufacturers and dealers to the supervision of the excise . Up to 1825 both a customs and excise duty was ...
... passed ( 5 & 6 Victoria , c . 93 ) intended to remedy one of the sources of loss to the revenue , by again subjecting the manufacturers and dealers to the supervision of the excise . Up to 1825 both a customs and excise duty was ...
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... passing it through water . This is effected by having an air - tight vessel half filled with water . On the top of this ... passed repeatedly . Hitherto the pipes are straight in the stem ; but before going to the kiln they are slightly ...
... passing it through water . This is effected by having an air - tight vessel half filled with water . On the top of this ... passed repeatedly . Hitherto the pipes are straight in the stem ; but before going to the kiln they are slightly ...
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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.