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 5Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... kind of painted enigma , or certain figures painted or cut meta- phorically , expressing some action , with reflections underneath , which , in some measure , explain the sense of the device , and at the same time instruct us in some ...
... kind of painted enigma , or certain figures painted or cut meta- phorically , expressing some action , with reflections underneath , which , in some measure , explain the sense of the device , and at the same time instruct us in some ...
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... kind of sculpture , wherein the fi- gures stick out from the plane whereon it is cut ; and according as the figures are more or less prominent , they are said to be in alto , mezzo , or basso relievo ; or high , mean , or low relief ...
... kind of sculpture , wherein the fi- gures stick out from the plane whereon it is cut ; and according as the figures are more or less prominent , they are said to be in alto , mezzo , or basso relievo ; or high , mean , or low relief ...
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... kind of rusty coloured wig , with- out a crooked hair in it , which probably had never been tortured with a comb from the time of its being made : a hat he would make to last him the best part of a lifetime , gradually lessening the ...
... kind of rusty coloured wig , with- out a crooked hair in it , which probably had never been tortured with a comb from the time of its being made : a hat he would make to last him the best part of a lifetime , gradually lessening the ...
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... kind to Mr. Emerson , and often visited him , being pleased with his con- versation , and used frequently to come to him in the fields where he was work- ing , and accompany him home , but could never persuade him to get into a car ...
... kind to Mr. Emerson , and often visited him , being pleased with his con- versation , and used frequently to come to him in the fields where he was work- ing , and accompany him home , but could never persuade him to get into a car ...
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... kind than that of 18 carats were used . For in this case more alkali must be added to the enamel , to render it more fusible , and this addi- tion would , at the same time , render it softer and less brilliant . Rejecting all these ...
... kind than that of 18 carats were used . For in this case more alkali must be added to the enamel , to render it more fusible , and this addi- tion would , at the same time , render it softer and less brilliant . Rejecting all these ...
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