The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Latest Edition. A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideDay Otis Kellogg, Thomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith Werner, 1902 |
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... present position in the government of Pultowa . GADWALL , & word of obscure origin , 1 the common English name of the Duck , called by Linnæus Anas strepera , but considered by many modern.ornithologists to require removal from the ...
... present position in the government of Pultowa . GADWALL , & word of obscure origin , 1 the common English name of the Duck , called by Linnæus Anas strepera , but considered by many modern.ornithologists to require removal from the ...
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... present Scottish Highlanders , and the Gaelic language has come down from them to us , influenced as to structure by the dialect spoken and written by the victors . The Gaelic language , as now in use in Scotland , resembles closely in ...
... present Scottish Highlanders , and the Gaelic language has come down from them to us , influenced as to structure by the dialect spoken and written by the victors . The Gaelic language , as now in use in Scotland , resembles closely in ...
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... present at the battle of Olias near Toledo , where he received a wound in the face . He afterwards served in the GARÇAO , PEDRO ANTONIO CORREA ( 1724-1772 ) , north of Italy , and gained great distinction by his bravery , Portuguese ...
... present at the battle of Olias near Toledo , where he received a wound in the face . He afterwards served in the GARÇAO , PEDRO ANTONIO CORREA ( 1724-1772 ) , north of Italy , and gained great distinction by his bravery , Portuguese ...
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... present are in most general use , wear out quickly ; they very frequently crack so seriously on the first application of heat that they must be removed from the bench before being used at all , and in scarcely any case are they in ...
... present are in most general use , wear out quickly ; they very frequently crack so seriously on the first application of heat that they must be removed from the bench before being used at all , and in scarcely any case are they in ...
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... present century . Hâshem , the father of Mahomet , lies buried in the town . On the east are remains of a race- course , the corners marked by granite shafts with Greek inscriptions on them . To the south is a remarkable hill , quite ...
... present century . Hâshem , the father of Mahomet , lies buried in the town . On the east are remains of a race- course , the corners marked by granite shafts with Greek inscriptions on them . To the south is a remarkable hill , quite ...
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