Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics, and Biography, Brought Down to the Present Time; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations-lexicon, Volume 10Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth Desilver, Thomas, & Company, 1835 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... English natu- ralist and antiquary , born at Downing , in Flintshire , in 1726 , studied at Oxford . His first production was an account of an earthquake felt in Flintshire , April 2 , 1750 , which appeared in the Philosophical ...
... English natu- ralist and antiquary , born at Downing , in Flintshire , in 1726 , studied at Oxford . His first production was an account of an earthquake felt in Flintshire , April 2 , 1750 , which appeared in the Philosophical ...
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... English , Welsh , Irish , Scotch and Germans , also French , Swedes , and a few Dutch . The language is generally a pure English , but , in many counties , the German prevails to a considerable extent . The character of the ...
... English , Welsh , Irish , Scotch and Germans , also French , Swedes , and a few Dutch . The language is generally a pure English , but , in many counties , the German prevails to a considerable extent . The character of the ...
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... English , according to some , from White Sunday Tide ( time ) , be- cause those who were newly baptized ap- peared at church in a white dress between Easter and Pentecost . PENTELIC MARBLE . ( See Marble . ) PENTHESILEA . ( See Amazons ...
... English , according to some , from White Sunday Tide ( time ) , be- cause those who were newly baptized ap- peared at church in a white dress between Easter and Pentecost . PENTELIC MARBLE . ( See Marble . ) PENTHESILEA . ( See Amazons ...
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... English poetry , begun by Sel- den , and carried down to 1700 , from which the Reliques of Ancient English Poetry , by doctor Percy , are , for the most part , selected . His Diary affords a curious picture of the dissolute court of ...
... English poetry , begun by Sel- den , and carried down to 1700 , from which the Reliques of Ancient English Poetry , by doctor Percy , are , for the most part , selected . His Diary affords a curious picture of the dissolute court of ...
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... English Poetry ( in 3 vols . 8vo . ) , and a poem , the Hermit of Warkworth . He was well skilled in the Icelandic and several of the Oriental lan- guages , especially the Chinese , from which he made some translations . His other ...
... English Poetry ( in 3 vols . 8vo . ) , and a poem , the Hermit of Warkworth . He was well skilled in the Icelandic and several of the Oriental lan- guages , especially the Chinese , from which he made some translations . His other ...
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Page 254 - So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these ? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord ; thou knowest that I love thee.
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