The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6 |
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... less deserving of this honour . The French , although favoured with a climate little inferior to that of Italy , and situated upon its borders , have less distin- guished themselves in sculpture than might have been expected , but the ...
... less deserving of this honour . The French , although favoured with a climate little inferior to that of Italy , and situated upon its borders , have less distin- guished themselves in sculpture than might have been expected , but the ...
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... less aperture ; tentacula , or arms , three on each side , and placed beneath . Two spe- cies are noticed , viz . the Pelagica and Gom- phodensis . SCYTHROPS , the Channel - bill , in natural history ; a genus of birds of the order Pica ...
... less aperture ; tentacula , or arms , three on each side , and placed beneath . Two spe- cies are noticed , viz . the Pelagica and Gom- phodensis . SCYTHROPS , the Channel - bill , in natural history ; a genus of birds of the order Pica ...
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... less salt than the ocean . This is also the case with the Baltic . If the saline matters of the waters of the ocean did not consist of dif- ferent kinds , the proportion of salts which it contains might be ascertained by the spe- cific ...
... less salt than the ocean . This is also the case with the Baltic . If the saline matters of the waters of the ocean did not consist of dif- ferent kinds , the proportion of salts which it contains might be ascertained by the spe- cific ...
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... less intense ; pains may be converted by repetition into pleasures , and pleasures may be converted into indif- ferent sensations . This progress may be observed in the effects of spirituous liquors , or any other stimuli which strongly ...
... less intense ; pains may be converted by repetition into pleasures , and pleasures may be converted into indif- ferent sensations . This progress may be observed in the effects of spirituous liquors , or any other stimuli which strongly ...
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... less fre- quently received . Such is the matter of fact , and if we consider the cause of the sensible pleasures and pains as differing only in degree , we shall readily admit , that on the whole the pleasurable sensations very far ...
... less fre- quently received . Such is the matter of fact , and if we consider the cause of the sensible pleasures and pains as differing only in degree , we shall readily admit , that on the whole the pleasurable sensations very far ...
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