The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Volume 18Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) 1839 |
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... nearly that dis- tance . Above the tide water the river has three considerable falls , those above Georgetown are now passable in boats . Its length above the tide is upwards of 300 miles through an inhabited country . Its junction with ...
... nearly that dis- tance . Above the tide water the river has three considerable falls , those above Georgetown are now passable in boats . Its length above the tide is upwards of 300 miles through an inhabited country . Its junction with ...
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... nearly 1,363,636 marks . 2. The royal duties paid on the silver ex- tracted from the mines of Potosi , between the 1st of January 1556 , and 31st of December 1578 , during which the fifth only was paid , amounted to 9,801,906 piastres ...
... nearly 1,363,636 marks . 2. The royal duties paid on the silver ex- tracted from the mines of Potosi , between the 1st of January 1556 , and 31st of December 1578 , during which the fifth only was paid , amounted to 9,801,906 piastres ...
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... nearly from the touch - hole to the muzzle , and struck off the hand of the register , the surface of which was evenly indented to the depth of 0-1 of an inch , as if it had received the impression of a punch . The instrument used in ...
... nearly from the touch - hole to the muzzle , and struck off the hand of the register , the surface of which was evenly indented to the depth of 0-1 of an inch , as if it had received the impression of a punch . The instrument used in ...
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... nearly 7000 are Jews , and about 5000 strangers , attracted hither by the pleasures or advantages of the place . The Protestants have here two churches : the great majority being Catholics ; and Prague is the see of an archbishop . The ...
... nearly 7000 are Jews , and about 5000 strangers , attracted hither by the pleasures or advantages of the place . The Protestants have here two churches : the great majority being Catholics ; and Prague is the see of an archbishop . The ...
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... nearly 23 ° 28 ′ ; and that this axis turns round a line perpendicular to the ecliptic in 25,745 years from east to west , keep- ing nearly the same inclination to the ecliptic.- By these means its pole in the sphere of the starry ...
... nearly 23 ° 28 ′ ; and that this axis turns round a line perpendicular to the ecliptic in 25,745 years from east to west , keep- ing nearly the same inclination to the ecliptic.- By these means its pole in the sphere of the starry ...
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Página 41 - GOD from all eternity did, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass : yet so, as thereby neither is God the author of sin, nor is violence offered to the will of the creatures, nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established.
Página 110 - Father, who wouldest not the death of a sinner but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live...
Página 41 - By the decree of God, for the manifestation of his glory, some men and angels are predestinated unto everlasting life, and others foreordained to everlasting death. " These angels and men, thus predestinated and foreordained, are particularly and unchangeably designed, and their number is so certain and definite, that it cannot be either increased or diminished.
Página 370 - And Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge, With Ate" by his side come hot from hell , Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice Cry "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war; That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men , groaning for burial.
Página 41 - Christ unto everlasting glory, out of his mere free grace and love, without any foresight of faith or good works, or perseverance in either of them, or any other thing in the creature, as conditions or causes moving him thereunto, and all to the praise of his glorious grace.
Página 41 - Those of mankind that are predestinated unto life, God, before the foundation of the world was laid, according to his eternal and immutable purpose, and the secret counsel and good pleasure of his will, hath chosen in Christ unto everlasting glory...
Página 260 - From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it ; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores : they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
Página 345 - Kent. Vex not his ghost. O, let him pass! He hates him That would upon the rack of this tough world Stretch him out longer.
Página 348 - Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm, How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides, Your loop'd and window'd raggedness, defend you From seasons such as these ? O, I have ta'en Too little care of this ! Take physic, pomp ; Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel, That thou mayst shake the superflux to them, And show the heavens more just.
Página 389 - When all aloud the wind doth blow, And coughing drowns the parson's saw, And birds sit brooding in the snow, And Marian's nose looks red and raw, When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly sings the staring owl, Tu-whit; Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.