Pocket Encyclopedia: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Polite Literature, Zväzok 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, 1811 |
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Strana 29
... pieces , uniting as they rose : at the second height , the clouds appeared , to use Mr. Baldwin's expression , as a sea of cotton , tufted here and there by the action of the air . The prospect presently became an extended white floor ...
... pieces , uniting as they rose : at the second height , the clouds appeared , to use Mr. Baldwin's expression , as a sea of cotton , tufted here and there by the action of the air . The prospect presently became an extended white floor ...
Strana 45
... pieces , but not quite complete . This manuscript is now pre- served in the British Museum , It was sent as a present to king Charles I , from Cyrillus Lucaris , patriarch of Constantinople , by sir Thomas Rowe , ambassador from England ...
... pieces , but not quite complete . This manuscript is now pre- served in the British Museum , It was sent as a present to king Charles I , from Cyrillus Lucaris , patriarch of Constantinople , by sir Thomas Rowe , ambassador from England ...
Strana 65
... pieces of moss , & c . that are frequently found in it . The inclosure of these objects evidently proves that amber is origi- nally in a soft state ; at which time , insects , leaves , and other casual matters are liable to adhere ...
... pieces of moss , & c . that are frequently found in it . The inclosure of these objects evidently proves that amber is origi- nally in a soft state ; at which time , insects , leaves , and other casual matters are liable to adhere ...
Strana 72
... pieces , as a symbol of their union . Their determi- nations were received with the greatest veneration , and even held sacred and inviolable . AMPHITHEATRE , among the remains of antiquity , a building , in which all the spectators ...
... pieces , as a symbol of their union . Their determi- nations were received with the greatest veneration , and even held sacred and inviolable . AMPHITHEATRE , among the remains of antiquity , a building , in which all the spectators ...
Strana 77
... pieces must all be firmly bound together to prevent their dislocation : and this end is perfectly answered by the LIGAMENTS , The extremities of these bony pieces , where they move and rub upon one another , must have smooth and ...
... pieces must all be firmly bound together to prevent their dislocation : and this end is perfectly answered by the LIGAMENTS , The extremities of these bony pieces , where they move and rub upon one another , must have smooth and ...
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acid alkali ammonia ancient angle animal appears astronomy benefit of clergy birds body Bohemia called calyx carbonic acid centre chemistry Christian church chyle circle colour common commonly consists contains copper court degree denominated denotes diameter distance divided dominical letter ducat earth Egypt electric England English epact equal feet figure fire fish flowers fluid genus given glass gold guelders heat heraldry inches insects iron kind king land larvæ letter liquor manner matter means ment meridian metal motion natural neral nitric acid observed officer oxygen person pieces pistils plane plants plate principal produced quantity racter round salt ship side signifies silver solid sometimes species stamens stone stuivers substance sulphur supposed surface tain term thing tion tree tube usually vegetable vessel weight whole wood word
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Strana 51 - Zodiac are Aries : Taurus : Gemini : Cancer : Leo : Virgo : Libra : Scorpio : Sagittarius...
Strana 116 - PRINTER to learn his Art and with him after the Manner of an Apprentice to serve...
Strana 123 - We are spirits. That bodies should be lent us, while they can afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God.
Strana 164 - His lordship thought also in this present fable to have composed a frame of laws, or of the best state or mould of a commonwealth ; but foreseeing it would be a long work, his desire of collecting the natural history diverted him, which he preferred many degrees before it.
Strana 111 - God, (r) or should assert or maintain there are more gods than one, or should deny the Christian religion to be true, or the Holy Scriptures to be of divine authority...
Strana 359 - And, lastly, (which alone would have merited the title that it bears, of the great charter,) it protected every individual of the nation in the free enjoyment of his life, his liberty, and his property, unless declared to be forfeited by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land.
Strana 339 - On this glass was depicted, in chiaroscuro, a string of several thousands of pilasters, all equal in altitude, distance, and degree of light and shade. In a moment they lost half their height, and bent into arcades .like Roman aqueducts. A long cornice was next formed on the top, and above it rose castles innumerable, all perfectly alike. These soon split into towers, which were shortly after lost in colonnades, and, at last, ended in pines, cypresses, and other trees, even and similar. This was...
Strana 124 - That lies in old wood like a hare in her form ; With teeth or with claws it will bite or will scratch, And chambermaids christen this worm a deathwatch ; Because like a watch it always cries click ; Then woe be to those in the house who are sick : For, as sure as a gun, they will give up the ghost, If the maggot cries click when it scratches the post.
Strana 51 - The ram, the bull, the heavenly twins, And next the crab the lion shines, The virgin and the scales, The scorpion, archer, and sea-goat, The man that holds the watering-pot, And fish with glittering tails.
Strana 428 - ... 3. In most places he had a power of devising lands by will, before the statute for that purpose was made. 4. The lands descend not to the eldest, youngest, or any one son only, but to all the sons together; which was indeed anciently the most usual course of descent all over England, though in particular places particular customs prevailed.