A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics: Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge : Illustrated by Numerous Engravings, a General Atlas, and Appropriate Diagrams, Τόμος 1Thomas Curtis Thomas Tegg, 1829 |
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Σελίδα 24
... rise here 15 feet , ships of two hundred tons can come , and of 80 at neap tides ; but they must lie dry at low water . port is of great antiquity : there is an agreement yet extant , between the abbot and the burghers of Aberbrothock ...
... rise here 15 feet , ships of two hundred tons can come , and of 80 at neap tides ; but they must lie dry at low water . port is of great antiquity : there is an agreement yet extant , between the abbot and the burghers of Aberbrothock ...
Σελίδα 27
... rise . It is remarkable for its fine lakes and nu- merous streams , and the marked direction taken by the Grampians through the lower part of it ; as well as for producing a great variety of rare plants , and excellent pasturage . The ...
... rise . It is remarkable for its fine lakes and nu- merous streams , and the marked direction taken by the Grampians through the lower part of it ; as well as for producing a great variety of rare plants , and excellent pasturage . The ...
Σελίδα 35
... rise from ; to arise out of season ; to bring forth premature- ly , or before the time ; to miscarry ; to fail in bring- ing to perfection . Of these words abortion and abortive only are in present use . They are all applied to animal ...
... rise from ; to arise out of season ; to bring forth premature- ly , or before the time ; to miscarry ; to fail in bring- ing to perfection . Of these words abortion and abortive only are in present use . They are all applied to animal ...
Σελίδα 36
... rise ; And , in his plenty , their abundance find . Dryd . Ann . Mir . Heroic poetry has ever been esteemed the greatest work of human nature . In that rank has Aristotle placed it ; and Longinus is so full of the like expres- sions ...
... rise ; And , in his plenty , their abundance find . Dryd . Ann . Mir . Heroic poetry has ever been esteemed the greatest work of human nature . In that rank has Aristotle placed it ; and Longinus is so full of the like expres- sions ...
Σελίδα 52
... rise , but there appeared no sign of , congelation ; but upon Amid Amid , he remarked that hail lay for three hours in the forenoon . One of the natives describing a fall of snow , for which no term had been previously invented , uses ...
... rise , but there appeared no sign of , congelation ; but upon Amid Amid , he remarked that hail lay for three hours in the forenoon . One of the natives describing a fall of snow , for which no term had been previously invented , uses ...
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