Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 5W. & R. Chambers, 1868 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... whole . How far this account of the formation of this remarkable shoal can be relied on , is a matter of considerable doubt , the documentary evidence on the subject being scanty and unsatisfactory . A colourable confirma- tion is ...
... whole . How far this account of the formation of this remarkable shoal can be relied on , is a matter of considerable doubt , the documentary evidence on the subject being scanty and unsatisfactory . A colourable confirma- tion is ...
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... whole army , was appointed general of artillery in 1843 , and military governor of Warsaw in 1846 . In 1853 , he commanded the Russian forces in the Danubian provinces , crossed the Danube , at Braila , March 23 , 1854 , occupied the ...
... whole army , was appointed general of artillery in 1843 , and military governor of Warsaw in 1846 . In 1853 , he commanded the Russian forces in the Danubian provinces , crossed the Danube , at Braila , March 23 , 1854 , occupied the ...
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... whole , the most probable . The threads of gossamer are so delicate that a single one cannot be seen unless the sun shines on it ; but being driven about by the wind , they often become beaten together into thicker threads and flakes ...
... whole , the most probable . The threads of gossamer are so delicate that a single one cannot be seen unless the sun shines on it ; but being driven about by the wind , they often become beaten together into thicker threads and flakes ...
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... whole of the laity joined heartily in the work . With such a universal impulse , no wonder that architecture took a great stride , and new forms were introduced . It is to this period and people that we owe the development of the true ...
... whole of the laity joined heartily in the work . With such a universal impulse , no wonder that architecture took a great stride , and new forms were introduced . It is to this period and people that we owe the development of the true ...
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... whole area ; and lies at an elevation of about 5000 feet above sea - level . The Humboldt River Mountains , with an elevation of from 5000 to 7000 feet above the surrounding country , traverse the plateau near its centre . This basin ...
... whole area ; and lies at an elevation of about 5000 feet above sea - level . The Humboldt River Mountains , with an elevation of from 5000 to 7000 feet above the surrounding country , traverse the plateau near its centre . This basin ...
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Page 125 - no action shall be brought whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any special promise to answer damages out of his own estate ; or whereby to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person...
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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.
Page 119 - And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
Page 51 - Tenure by grand serjeanty is, where a man holds his lands or tenements of our sovereign lord the king, by such services as he ought to do in his proper person to the king, as to carry the banner of the king, or his lance, or to lead his army, or to be his marshal, or to carry his sword before him at his coronation, or to be his sewer at his coronation, or his carver, or his butler, or to be one of his chamberlains of the receipt of his exchequer, or to do other like services, &c.
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Page 73 - Ireland; and that the royal style and titles appertaining to the imperial crown of the said united kingdom and its dependencies ; and also the ensigns, armorial flags, and banners thereof, shall be such as his Majesty, by his royal proclamation under the great seal of the united kingdom, shall be pleased to appoint.
Page 176 - But the happiness of our Constitution is, that it is not left to the Executive power to determine when the danger of the State is so [301] great, as to render this measure expedient.