The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Том 5Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) 1839 |
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... River Del Spiritu Santo , and reaching toward the north , between Lower Guinea and Monomatapa , as high as the ... River to the tropic . On the banks of the Great Fish River , which is the boundary between the Cape colony and Cafferland ...
... River Del Spiritu Santo , and reaching toward the north , between Lower Guinea and Monomatapa , as high as the ... River to the tropic . On the banks of the Great Fish River , which is the boundary between the Cape colony and Cafferland ...
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... River , and is situated so low that the bed of the river is higher ground than the city , and , to guard against inundations , strong dykes or em- bankments have been constructed , which extend above ninety miles . When it was besieged ...
... River , and is situated so low that the bed of the river is higher ground than the city , and , to guard against inundations , strong dykes or em- bankments have been constructed , which extend above ninety miles . When it was besieged ...
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... river begin to increase , is closed by from that period became the capital of this coun- a mound of earth , which is not removed till they try . It was greatly enlarged , adorned , and for- have risen to a certain height . The opening ...
... river begin to increase , is closed by from that period became the capital of this coun- a mound of earth , which is not removed till they try . It was greatly enlarged , adorned , and for- have risen to a certain height . The opening ...
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... river , is its principal port . It suffered severely from the French , who plundered and burned it to the ground . About a mile distant , higher up the river , stands Fostat , or Old Cairo , as it is sometimes called , formerly the ...
... river , is its principal port . It suffered severely from the French , who plundered and burned it to the ground . About a mile distant , higher up the river , stands Fostat , or Old Cairo , as it is sometimes called , formerly the ...
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... river Bormida ; twelve miles E.N.E. of Ceva , eighteen south of Acqui , and twenth - five E.N.E. of Mon- dovi . Population 4000 . CAIRO is also the name of a post - township of the United States , in Greene County , New York . CAISSON ...
... river Bormida ; twelve miles E.N.E. of Ceva , eighteen south of Acqui , and twenth - five E.N.E. of Mon- dovi . Population 4000 . CAIRO is also the name of a post - township of the United States , in Greene County , New York . CAISSON ...
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Стр. 263 - He now seemed to have recovered from his surprise, and probably fancying himself in hostile company, he began to plunge furiously, and lashed the sand with his long and powerful tail. I was out of reach of the strokes of it, by being near his head. He continued to plunge and strike, and made my seat very uncomfortable. It must have been a fine sight for an unoccupied spectator.
Стр. 332 - Wept o'er his wounds, or, tales of sorrow done. Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were won, Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe : Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began.
Стр. 73 - Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden : thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses. CHAP. V. AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel...
Стр. 308 - ... have a good opinion of his jury, the want of which might totally disconcert him, the law wills not that he should be tried by any one man against whom he has conceived a prejudice, even without being able to assign a reason for his dislike.
Стр. 328 - With many murmurs mixed, whose pleasing poison The visage quite transforms of him that drinks, And the inglorious likeness of a beast Fixes instead, unmoulding reason's mintage Charactered in the face. This have I learnt 530 Tending my flocks hard by i...
Стр. 240 - And I went out after him, and smote him and delivered it out of his mouth ; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear ; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
Стр. 232 - I have reserved till this place, merits the most particular attention, not having its equal in the world, and being such as we had no idea could exist. It is a sarcophagus of the finest oriental alabaster, nine feet five inches long, and three feet seven inches wide. Its thickness is only two inches ; and it is transparent, when a light is placed in the inside of it.
Стр. 89 - As when a vulture on Imaus bred, Whose snowy ridge the roving Tartar bounds. Dislodging from a region scarce of prey To gorge the flesh of lambs or yeanling kids On hills where flocks are fed, flies...
Стр. 308 - ... how necessary it is, that a prisoner (when put to defend his life) should have a good opinion of his jury, the want of which might totally disconcert him; the law wills not...
Стр. 240 - Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks ! rage ! blow ! You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout Till you have drench'd our steeples, drown'd the cocks ! You sulphurous and thought-executing fires, Vaunt-couriers of oak-cleaving thunderbolts, Singe my white head ! And thou, all-shaking thunder, Strike flat the thick rotundity o...