American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 9Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... excite the attention and wonder of every curious inquirer in natural history . In various parts of this country have been found the remains of elephants , and of other animals of consi- derable magnitude . In Ireland have been found the ...
... excite the attention and wonder of every curious inquirer in natural history . In various parts of this country have been found the remains of elephants , and of other animals of consi- derable magnitude . In Ireland have been found the ...
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... excite disgust . In one instance , particularly , it was con- sidered as an exploit of transcendent merit to have carried this process so far , that the fat of the animal , cut , without any slope , directly through the ribs , mea ...
... excite disgust . In one instance , particularly , it was con- sidered as an exploit of transcendent merit to have carried this process so far , that the fat of the animal , cut , without any slope , directly through the ribs , mea ...
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... excite similar outward demonstrations , and never fails , if judiciously managed , to produce its effect . The doctrine of contrasts is equally ap plicable to composition , to clair - obscure , and to colouring . As in composition the ...
... excite similar outward demonstrations , and never fails , if judiciously managed , to produce its effect . The doctrine of contrasts is equally ap plicable to composition , to clair - obscure , and to colouring . As in composition the ...
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... excite horror , as the exercise of it ex- tends into a variety of acts , decidedly op- posite to each other in their motives . In- stances have been known of the infliction of tortures , both mental and corporeal , which could not be ...
... excite horror , as the exercise of it ex- tends into a variety of acts , decidedly op- posite to each other in their motives . In- stances have been known of the infliction of tortures , both mental and corporeal , which could not be ...
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... excite laughter instead of applause . Richness of the habit , affected smiles to show a fine set of teeth , and a strutting mode of walking , are sure marks of vanity . Modesty , the direct opposite of pride and vanity , is sometimes ...
... excite laughter instead of applause . Richness of the habit , affected smiles to show a fine set of teeth , and a strutting mode of walking , are sure marks of vanity . Modesty , the direct opposite of pride and vanity , is sometimes ...
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