The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Volume 10Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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Página 42
... considerable authority . The conciliation of the opposite party was now clearly the course of safety ; for the French and Sardinians had both advanced towards the city to support its pretensions . But the French general , Jaucourt ...
... considerable authority . The conciliation of the opposite party was now clearly the course of safety ; for the French and Sardinians had both advanced towards the city to support its pretensions . But the French general , Jaucourt ...
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... considerable trade , being a place of depôt for the lead obtained from the famous mines on the Marameck , and also the store - house from which those employed in working in the mines obtain their principal supplies . The mines are about ...
... considerable trade , being a place of depôt for the lead obtained from the famous mines on the Marameck , and also the store - house from which those employed in working in the mines obtain their principal supplies . The mines are about ...
Página 47
... considerable export trade in rice , fruit , and olive oil , as likewise in her manufactures , of silk , damasks , and velvets . The annual value of the silk and satin manufac- tures is from £ 200,000 to £ 300,000 ; the raw material ...
... considerable export trade in rice , fruit , and olive oil , as likewise in her manufactures , of silk , damasks , and velvets . The annual value of the silk and satin manufac- tures is from £ 200,000 to £ 300,000 ; the raw material ...
Página 48
... considerable transit trade was facilitated by a law passed in 1751 , which ena- bled the merchants to deposit goods in a quarter of the town called Porto Franco , duty free unless taken out for consumption . The exchange trans- actions ...
... considerable transit trade was facilitated by a law passed in 1751 , which ena- bled the merchants to deposit goods in a quarter of the town called Porto Franco , duty free unless taken out for consumption . The exchange trans- actions ...
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... considerable time together . R. It has been observed , in our article ASTRONO- MY , that the twilight commences in the morning and ends in the evening when the sun is eighteen degrees below the horizon . The time of its com- mencement ...
... considerable time together . R. It has been observed , in our article ASTRONO- MY , that the twilight commences in the morning and ends in the evening when the sun is eighteen degrees below the horizon . The time of its com- mencement ...
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Página 156 - 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 331 - A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled.
Página 32 - I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear : Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Página 22 - Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
Página 341 - I am. Thou art. He is. We are. You are. They are. I was. Thou wast He was. We were. You were. They were.
Página 376 - I say, they will receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them. This counsel is not to be contemned, because it may do you good, and can do you no harm : for the danger is past, as soon as you have burned the letter. And I hope God will give you the grace to make good use of it, unto whose holy protection I commend you*.
Página 174 - What years, i' faith ? Vio. About your years, my lord. Duke. Too old, by heaven; let still the woman take An elder than herself ; so wears she to him, So sways she level in her husband's heart. For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and worn, Than women's are.
Página 330 - An Adjective is a word added to a substantive, to express its quality : as, " An industrious man ; a virtuous woman.
Página 34 - tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners ; so that if we will plant nettles or sow lettuce, set hyssop and weed up thyme, supply it with one gender of herbs or distract it with many, either to have it sterile with idleness or manured with industry, why, the power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills.
Página 124 - All the interior angles of any rectilineal figure, together with four right angles, are equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.