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 |
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... continued discourse ; and hence it is that we see nothing like a whole in what they have done . " Mr Chambers , in his very valuable Cyclopædia , tried in some measure to remedy this great defect , by treating " the several matters ...
... continued discourse ; and hence it is that we see nothing like a whole in what they have done . " Mr Chambers , in his very valuable Cyclopædia , tried in some measure to remedy this great defect , by treating " the several matters ...
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... continued fortification , and a work of the ancient Britons . * ABBOTSHIP , n .. the state or privilege of an abbot . Dia . ABBOTS - LANGLEY , a village in Herts , 4 miles from St Albans , famous for being the birth- place of Pope ...
... continued fortification , and a work of the ancient Britons . * ABBOTSHIP , n .. the state or privilege of an abbot . Dia . ABBOTS - LANGLEY , a village in Herts , 4 miles from St Albans , famous for being the birth- place of Pope ...
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... continued till the winter following ; which was a very cold one , and therefore fitter to remove it . Lucian , who has defcribed this difeafe , endeavours to account for it in this man- ner : Árchelaus , an excellent player , acted the ...
... continued till the winter following ; which was a very cold one , and therefore fitter to remove it . Lucian , who has defcribed this difeafe , endeavours to account for it in this man- ner : Árchelaus , an excellent player , acted the ...
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... continued 20 years . A diffenfion ari fing among his brethren at Belfast , about subscri bing the Westminster confeffion , he incurred the centure of a fynod , by taking a lead on the nega tive fide , and was deferted by the majority of ...
... continued 20 years . A diffenfion ari fing among his brethren at Belfast , about subscri bing the Westminster confeffion , he incurred the centure of a fynod , by taking a lead on the nega tive fide , and was deferted by the majority of ...
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... continued them : thus they have got footing among most nations , and make a confiderable part of most established religions . The Egyptian priefts had their diurnal and nocturnal ablutions ; the Grecians their sprinklings ; the Romans ...
... continued them : thus they have got footing among most nations , and make a confiderable part of most established religions . The Egyptian priefts had their diurnal and nocturnal ablutions ; the Grecians their sprinklings ; the Romans ...
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