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... portion , also marked by a light - ship . The southern portion is 10 miles in length , 24 in width at its northern end , and sloping towards the south - west , to a point called South Sand Head , which , being marked by a light - vessel ...
... portion , also marked by a light - ship . The southern portion is 10 miles in length , 24 in width at its northern end , and sloping towards the south - west , to a point called South Sand Head , which , being marked by a light - vessel ...
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... portion of the vaulting ; how the buttresses were developed as they were required to resist the thrust of the groins concentrated on points ; and how the flying buttresses were forced upon the Gothic architects much against their will ...
... portion of the vaulting ; how the buttresses were developed as they were required to resist the thrust of the groins concentrated on points ; and how the flying buttresses were forced upon the Gothic architects much against their will ...
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... portion of the elevation shews the mode of fenes- tration adopted . The clerestory windows are small ; and , in order to give more light , the vault of the gallery next the window is kept very high . This was the original design ; but ...
... portion of the elevation shews the mode of fenes- tration adopted . The clerestory windows are small ; and , in order to give more light , the vault of the gallery next the window is kept very high . This was the original design ; but ...
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... portion of the mining districts , and is especially rich in iron and alum , and yields good copper , nickel , coal , & c . The peasantry are superstitious , attached to their old traditional usages and their national costume , but are ...
... portion of the mining districts , and is especially rich in iron and alum , and yields good copper , nickel , coal , & c . The peasantry are superstitious , attached to their old traditional usages and their national costume , but are ...
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... portion of the community , exercised a tyranny over the more refined and cultivated few . Through these various forms , in the order in which we have enumerated them , each legitimate form being followed by its corresponding degenerate ...
... portion of the community , exercised a tyranny over the more refined and cultivated few . Through these various forms , in the order in which we have enumerated them , each legitimate form being followed by its corresponding degenerate ...
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Page 106 - December one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, no irregular marriage contracted in Scotland by declaration, acknowledgment, or ceremony shall be valid, unless one of the parties had at the date thereof his or her usual place of residence there, or had lived in Scotland for twenty-one days next preceding such marriage ; any law, custom, or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.
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