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... tone distant from each other . The gravest of these was called the Dorian ; the Phry- gian was in the middle , and the acutest was the Lydian . In dividing each of these tones into two intervals , place was given to two other modes ...
... tone distant from each other . The gravest of these was called the Dorian ; the Phry- gian was in the middle , and the acutest was the Lydian . In dividing each of these tones into two intervals , place was given to two other modes ...
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... tones , and all the other intervals whole tones . The minor mode is that division by which the intervals between the second and third , and fifth and sixth , become half tones , and all the others whole tones . Another distinction also ...
... tones , and all the other intervals whole tones . The minor mode is that division by which the intervals between the second and third , and fifth and sixth , become half tones , and all the others whole tones . Another distinction also ...
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... tone which is most proper for it . Tender and plaintive melodies ought only to dwell upon the flat tones , while the lighter sharp tones , which must be touched in the modulation , on account of the connexion , ought to be left inme ...
... tone which is most proper for it . Tender and plaintive melodies ought only to dwell upon the flat tones , while the lighter sharp tones , which must be touched in the modulation , on account of the connexion , ought to be left inme ...
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... tone to his subsequent character . The Mohammedan writers are very pro- lix in their descriptions of the wonderful qualities of mind and body for which their prophet was eminent from his youth ; he shared , however , the general ...
... tone to his subsequent character . The Mohammedan writers are very pro- lix in their descriptions of the wonderful qualities of mind and body for which their prophet was eminent from his youth ; he shared , however , the general ...
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... tone , the action , and the language of their various feelings . " His comedies , " says Laharpe , " properly read ... tones . MOLLUSCA . We have already given a pretty fall account of the rise and progress of the study of molluscous ...
... tone , the action , and the language of their various feelings . " His comedies , " says Laharpe , " properly read ... tones . MOLLUSCA . We have already given a pretty fall account of the rise and progress of the study of molluscous ...
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Page 197 - ... to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Page 321 - And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
Page 317 - At the end of the fifteenth and the beginning of the sixteenth century, society was in a state of excitement.
Page 223 - Francis' tavern ; soon after which their beloved commander entered the room. His emotions were too strong to be concealed. Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, ' With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Page 197 - Faith, etc., having undertaken for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do, by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and of one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic...
Page 65 - The more ancient Maygame and morris consisted of the following characters: Robin Hood, Little John, Friar Tuck, Maid Marian, the queen or lady of the May, the fool, the piper, and several dancers, variously habited.
Page 5 - Virginia nightingale or red-bird, with such superior execution and effect, that the mortified songsters feel their own inferiority, and become altogether silent, while he seems to triumph in their defeat, by redoubling his exertions.
Page 315 - so well defined, that I could distinguish, by a telescope, every sail, the general rig of the ship, and its particular character, insomuch that I confidently pronounced it to be my father's ship, the Fame, — which it afterwards proved to be, — though, on comparing notes with my father, I found that our relative position, at the time, gave our distance from one another very nearly thirty miles, being about seventeen miles beyond the horizon, and some leagues beyond the limit of direct vision...
Page 133 - ... and took chambers in the Temple. Here he devoted himself entirely to pleasure and fashion ; and when king William visited the Inn, he was chosen as master of the pageant with which it was customary to welcome the monarch.
Page 303 - Their gestures were frightful; those who were completely under the influence of the opium talked incoherently ; their features were flushed ; their eyes had an unnatural brilliancy, and the general expression of their countenances was horribly wild. The effect is usually produced in two hours, and lasts four or five ; the dose varies from three grains to a drachm. I saw one old man take four pills, of six grains each, in the course of two hours ; I was told he had been using opium for...