Pocket Encyclopedia: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Polite Literature, Τόμος 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, 1811 |
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Σελίδα 29
... pieces , uniting as they rose : at the second height , the clouds appeared , to use Mr. Baldwin's expression , as a sea of cotton , tufted here and there by the action of the air . The prospect presently became an extended white floor ...
... pieces , uniting as they rose : at the second height , the clouds appeared , to use Mr. Baldwin's expression , as a sea of cotton , tufted here and there by the action of the air . The prospect presently became an extended white floor ...
Σελίδα 37
... piece of poetry intended to be sung ; and , by the extension of the term , the song itself is called an air . In operas , the name of air is given to all measured music , to distinguish it from the recitative ; and , generally , to ...
... piece of poetry intended to be sung ; and , by the extension of the term , the song itself is called an air . In operas , the name of air is given to all measured music , to distinguish it from the recitative ; and , generally , to ...
Σελίδα 41
... piece of mechanism is sometimes affixed to clocks , by means of which a noise is made at any required time . At the royal observatory , at Greenwich , the deputy astronomer is by this means roused at all hours of the night , to make the ...
... piece of mechanism is sometimes affixed to clocks , by means of which a noise is made at any required time . At the royal observatory , at Greenwich , the deputy astronomer is by this means roused at all hours of the night , to make the ...
Σελίδα 45
... pieces , but not quite complete . This manuscript is now pre- served in the British Museum , It was sent as a present to king Charles I , from Cyrillus Lucaris , patriarch of Constantinople , by sir Thomas Rowe , ambassador from England ...
... pieces , but not quite complete . This manuscript is now pre- served in the British Museum , It was sent as a present to king Charles I , from Cyrillus Lucaris , patriarch of Constantinople , by sir Thomas Rowe , ambassador from England ...
Σελίδα 65
... pieces of moss , & c . that are frequently found in it . The inclosure of these objects evidently proves that amber is origi- nally in a soft state ; at which time , insects , leaves , and other casual matters are liable to adhere ...
... pieces of moss , & c . that are frequently found in it . The inclosure of these objects evidently proves that amber is origi- nally in a soft state ; at which time , insects , leaves , and other casual matters are liable to adhere ...
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acid alkali ammonia ancient angle animal appears astronomy benefit of clergy birds body Bohemia called calyx carbonic acid centre chemistry Christian church chyle circle colour common commonly consists contains copper court degree denominated denotes diameter distance divided dominical letter ducat earth Egypt electric England English epact equal feet figure fire fish flowers fluid genus given glass gold guelders heat heraldry inches insects iron kind king land larvæ letter liquor manner matter means ment meridian metal motion natural neral nitric acid observed officer oxygen person pieces pistils plane plants plate principal produced quantity racter round salt ship side signifies silver solid sometimes species stamens stone stuivers substance sulphur supposed surface tain term thing tion tree tube usually vegetable vessel weight whole wood word
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Σελίδα 51 - Zodiac are Aries : Taurus : Gemini : Cancer : Leo : Virgo : Libra : Scorpio : Sagittarius...
Σελίδα 116 - PRINTER to learn his Art and with him after the Manner of an Apprentice to serve...
Σελίδα 123 - We are spirits. That bodies should be lent us, while they can afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God.
Σελίδα 164 - His lordship thought also in this present fable to have composed a frame of laws, or of the best state or mould of a commonwealth ; but foreseeing it would be a long work, his desire of collecting the natural history diverted him, which he preferred many degrees before it.
Σελίδα 111 - God, (r) or should assert or maintain there are more gods than one, or should deny the Christian religion to be true, or the Holy Scriptures to be of divine authority...
Σελίδα 359 - And, lastly, (which alone would have merited the title that it bears, of the great charter,) it protected every individual of the nation in the free enjoyment of his life, his liberty, and his property, unless declared to be forfeited by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land.
Σελίδα 339 - On this glass was depicted, in chiaroscuro, a string of several thousands of pilasters, all equal in altitude, distance, and degree of light and shade. In a moment they lost half their height, and bent into arcades .like Roman aqueducts. A long cornice was next formed on the top, and above it rose castles innumerable, all perfectly alike. These soon split into towers, which were shortly after lost in colonnades, and, at last, ended in pines, cypresses, and other trees, even and similar. This was...
Σελίδα 124 - That lies in old wood like a hare in her form ; With teeth or with claws it will bite or will scratch, And chambermaids christen this worm a deathwatch ; Because like a watch it always cries click ; Then woe be to those in the house who are sick : For, as sure as a gun, they will give up the ghost, If the maggot cries click when it scratches the post.
Σελίδα 51 - The ram, the bull, the heavenly twins, And next the crab the lion shines, The virgin and the scales, The scorpion, archer, and sea-goat, The man that holds the watering-pot, And fish with glittering tails.
Σελίδα 428 - ... 3. In most places he had a power of devising lands by will, before the statute for that purpose was made. 4. The lands descend not to the eldest, youngest, or any one son only, but to all the sons together; which was indeed anciently the most usual course of descent all over England, though in particular places particular customs prevailed.