The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, 18. köideEncyclopedia Britannica Company, 1911 |
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... action of the war . The authorization for these awards will be found recorded in the Journals of the House of Commons ( vii . 296 , 297 ) , under date Aug. 8 , 1653. The medals , all oval , and in gold , were given in three sizes , as ...
... action of the war . The authorization for these awards will be found recorded in the Journals of the House of Commons ( vii . 296 , 297 ) , under date Aug. 8 , 1653. The medals , all oval , and in gold , were given in three sizes , as ...
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... Action off Ferrol ( Nov. 4. 1805 ) ( 4 small medals ) ; Action off St Domingo ( Feb. 5 , 1806 ) ( 3 large and 7 small medals ) ; Capture of Curaçoa ( Jan. 1 , 1807 ) ( 4 small medals ) ; Capture of the Turkish frigate Badere Zaffer by ...
... Action off Ferrol ( Nov. 4. 1805 ) ( 4 small medals ) ; Action off St Domingo ( Feb. 5 , 1806 ) ( 3 large and 7 small medals ) ; Capture of Curaçoa ( Jan. 1 , 1807 ) ( 4 small medals ) ; Capture of the Turkish frigate Badere Zaffer by ...
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... action ; but the king specially included him in the award , for his services both before and since , command at the battle of Maida , in Sicily , on the 4th of July 1806 , and for the great and wonderful exertions he made at the time of ...
... action ; but the king specially included him in the award , for his services both before and since , command at the battle of Maida , in Sicily , on the 4th of July 1806 , and for the great and wonderful exertions he made at the time of ...
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... action . 3. When a fourth distinction was earned , the medal and two clasps were to be replaced by a Gold Cross having the four actions for which it was awarded inscribed upon it , one upon each arm . 4. On every occasion the recipient ...
... action . 3. When a fourth distinction was earned , the medal and two clasps were to be replaced by a Gold Cross having the four actions for which it was awarded inscribed upon it , one upon each arm . 4. On every occasion the recipient ...
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... actions the recipient had been present , no one of course receiving more than one medal for the campaign . In addition to ... action the recipient was engaged . The stars were manu- factured from the metal of the captured guns . The star ...
... actions the recipient had been present , no one of course receiving more than one medal for the campaign . In addition to ... action the recipient was engaged . The stars were manu- factured from the metal of the captured guns . The star ...
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Page 49 - Act 1908 enacted that any person who at a lawful public meeting acts in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the meeting was called together shall be guilty of an offence, and if the offence is committed at a political meeting held in any parliamentary constituency between the issue and return of a writ, the offence is made an illegal practice within the meaning of the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883.
Page 87 - Thus, when Heaven is about to confer a great office on any man, it first exercises his mind with suffering, and his sinews and bones with toil. It exposes his body to hunger, and subjects him to extreme poverty. It confounds his undertakings. By all these methods it stimulates his mind, hardens his nature, and supplies his incompetencies.
Page 186 - Balfour. — THE FOUNDATIONS OF BELIEF; being Notes Introductory to the Study of Theology.
Page 5 - Elizabeth under the name of the Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading to the East Indies.
Page 18 - If there should arise between the Sublime Porte and one or more of the other Signing Powers, any misunderstanding which might endanger the maintenance of their relations, the Sublime Porte, and each of such Powers, before having recourse to the use of force, shall afford the other Contracting Parties the opportunity of preventing such an extremity by means of their Mediation.
Page 87 - Some parts of the body are noble, and some ignoble; some great, and some small. The great must not be injured for the small, nor the noble for the ignoble.
Page 9 - I would likewise beg leave to suggest to your Royal Highness the expediency of giving to the non-commissioned officers and soldiers engaged in the Battle of Waterloo a medal. I am convinced it would have the best effect in the army ; and if that battle should settle our concerns, they will well deserve it.
Page 2 - I hear was intended and will do singularly well, so on the other side an Army, with this Inscription over the head of it, The Lord of Hosts, which was our Word that day.
Page 49 - Any person who at a public meeting to which this section applies acts, or incites others to act, in a disorderly manner for the purpose of preventing the transaction of the business for which the meeting was called together, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees.
Page 87 - In this year also began his lifelong friendship with Moscheles, who, when asked to receive him as a pupil, said, " If he wishes to take a hint from me, as to anything new to him, he can easily do so; but he stands in no need of lessons." In 1825 Abraham Mendelssohn took Felix to Paris, where among other musicians then resident in the French capital he met the two most popular dramatic composers of the age...