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Page 38
... less in Highmore's por- traits than in his genre illustrations . In 1744 he painted a series of 12 illustrations for Samuel Richardson's Pamela , which suggest compari- son with William Hogarth's " Marriage à la Mode . " Highmore is less ...
... less in Highmore's por- traits than in his genre illustrations . In 1744 he painted a series of 12 illustrations for Samuel Richardson's Pamela , which suggest compari- son with William Hogarth's " Marriage à la Mode . " Highmore is less ...
Page 247
... less soluble and less sta- ble , it decomposes at red heat , losing water to form the oxide Li2O . The others may be vola- tilized without loss of water . Sodium hydrox- ide , NaOH , also known as caustic soda or lye , is of great ...
... less soluble and less sta- ble , it decomposes at red heat , losing water to form the oxide Li2O . The others may be vola- tilized without loss of water . Sodium hydrox- ide , NaOH , also known as caustic soda or lye , is of great ...
Page 757
... less important bagging materials until World War II , when shortages of jute and other bagging fibres led to a new interest that continued after the war , as supplies of estab- lished materials remained insufficient and prices increased ...
... less important bagging materials until World War II , when shortages of jute and other bagging fibres led to a new interest that continued after the war , as supplies of estab- lished materials remained insufficient and prices increased ...
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