Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, &c. Intended to Supersede the Use of Other Books of Reference, Volume 1John Brown, 1816 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 7
... authors , to have been a Chriftian , as he joined in keeping the feaft of Eafter , a fhort time before his death . But this is no certain proof of his Christianity , fuch inftances of liberality being com- mon among Chriftians and ...
... authors , to have been a Chriftian , as he joined in keeping the feaft of Eafter , a fhort time before his death . But this is no certain proof of his Christianity , fuch inftances of liberality being com- mon among Chriftians and ...
Page 14
... authors , to a literary academy , faid to have been inftituted at Rome in the 15th cen tury , and compofed of the chief literati of that age , fuch as Pomponius Lætus , Platina , Ponra nus , Sabellicus , Sannazarius , & c . who , upon ...
... authors , to a literary academy , faid to have been inftituted at Rome in the 15th cen tury , and compofed of the chief literati of that age , fuch as Pomponius Lætus , Platina , Ponra nus , Sabellicus , Sannazarius , & c . who , upon ...
Page 25
... authors , ) of Scythia . They had no fixed habitations ; they led a wandering life . Their houfes were waggons , which carried all their poffeffions . They lived on the ftefh of their herds and flocks , on milk , and cheefe , chief- ly ...
... authors , ) of Scythia . They had no fixed habitations ; they led a wandering life . Their houfes were waggons , which carried all their poffeffions . They lived on the ftefh of their herds and flocks , on milk , and cheefe , chief- ly ...
Page 27
... author attributes to their marrying fo late , an.Abiponian seldom or never thinking of marrying till 30 years of age . They are greatly celebrated on account of their chastity and other virtues ; though , according to our author , they ...
... author attributes to their marrying fo late , an.Abiponian seldom or never thinking of marrying till 30 years of age . They are greatly celebrated on account of their chastity and other virtues ; though , according to our author , they ...
Page 36
... authors place his birth in the 7th , others in 30th year of his father's age , and A. M. 2008. His journey- ings from Uz , his birth place , in Canaan , Palef- tine , Egypt and Gerar ; his repeated equivoca- tions refpecting his wife ...
... authors place his birth in the 7th , others in 30th year of his father's age , and A. M. 2008. His journey- ings from Uz , his birth place , in Canaan , Palef- tine , Egypt and Gerar ; his repeated equivoca- tions refpecting his wife ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
academy acid Æneid againſt Aleppo Alexandria alfo almoft alſo ancient geography atmoſphere balloon becauſe body botany cafe called calyx caufe Chriftians church coaft colour confequently confiderable confifts dephlogiſticated dephlogiſticated air Dr Priestley Dryd elaftic faid falt fame fays fecond feems feet fenfe fent ferve feven feveral fhall fhort fhould fide fignifies filk fimple firft firſt fituated fixed air fize flowers fmall fome fometimes foon fpecies fpirit ftands ftate ftill ftone ftrong fubftances fubject fuch fuppofed heat hiftory himſelf houfe houſe increaſe inflammable air Italy itſelf kind king laft lefs likewife loft meaſure miles moft moſt muſt nature nitrous air obferved occafion pafs perfon philofophers plants prefent produced purpoſe quantity reafon rife river Roman Shak Shakefp Sicily ſmall ſtate thefe themſelves ther theſe thing thofe thoſe tion town ufed ufually uſed vitriolic weft whofe word