The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 9. köideHenry G. Allen Company, 1890 |
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... possession of the Asiatic Society of Bengal , and a William , the son , having received a scanty education , was description of the collection which he published immediately put to sea . gave him a recognized position among the ...
... possession of the Asiatic Society of Bengal , and a William , the son , having received a scanty education , was description of the collection which he published immediately put to sea . gave him a recognized position among the ...
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... possession of all the wild cattle on the island for a period of six years , for a payment of £ 10,000 down , and £ 20,000 in ten years from January 1 , 1852. In 1851 Mr Lafone's interest in Lafonea , as the peninsula has since been ...
... possession of all the wild cattle on the island for a period of six years , for a payment of £ 10,000 down , and £ 20,000 in ten years from January 1 , 1852. In 1851 Mr Lafone's interest in Lafonea , as the peninsula has since been ...
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... possession of by the French , who established a colony at Port Louis on Berkeley Sound ; they were , however , expelled by the Spaniards in 1767 or 1768. In 1761 Commodore Byron took possession on the part of England on the ground of ...
... possession of by the French , who established a colony at Port Louis on Berkeley Sound ; they were , however , expelled by the Spaniards in 1767 or 1768. In 1761 Commodore Byron took possession on the part of England on the ground of ...
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... possession of property - in the slave or in domesti- on the chastity of unmarried women , are said by Herodotus cated animals - with man's relation to woman , and he to have lived like cattle , with no permanent cohabita- quotes Hesiod ...
... possession of property - in the slave or in domesti- on the chastity of unmarried women , are said by Herodotus cated animals - with man's relation to woman , and he to have lived like cattle , with no permanent cohabita- quotes Hesiod ...
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... possession of the Faroes at the peace of Kiel in 1815 , though they had originally belonged to Norway . The language of the people is a remuant of the Old Norse , but that of the courts , churches , and schools is the modern Danish ...
... possession of the Faroes at the peace of Kiel in 1815 , though they had originally belonged to Norway . The language of the people is a remuant of the Old Norse , but that of the courts , churches , and schools is the modern Danish ...
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