The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 9. köideHenry G. Allen Company, 1890 |
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... probably correct may be gathered from the fact that the Falashas know nothing of either the Babylonian or Jerusalem Tal- mud , make no use of the rephilin , and observe neither the feast of Purim nor the duication of the temple . They ...
... probably correct may be gathered from the fact that the Falashas know nothing of either the Babylonian or Jerusalem Tal- mud , make no use of the rephilin , and observe neither the feast of Purim nor the duication of the temple . They ...
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... probably because his dictionary was then near completion , and he might reasonably anticipate from its publication some favourable naval appointment . He did receive this reward ; he was appointed purser of the " Aurora " frigate ...
... probably because his dictionary was then near completion , and he might reasonably anticipate from its publication some favourable naval appointment . He did receive this reward ; he was appointed purser of the " Aurora " frigate ...
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... probably at an equally early date in India , Arabia , Persia , and Syria . Sir A. H. Layard , as we learn from his work on Nineveh and Babylon , considers that in a bas - relief found by him in the ruins of Khorsabad " there appeared to ...
... probably at an equally early date in India , Arabia , Persia , and Syria . Sir A. H. Layard , as we learn from his work on Nineveh and Babylon , considers that in a bas - relief found by him in the ruins of Khorsabad " there appeared to ...
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... probably belonged to the Etrurian League . It supported the people of Veii against the Romans , and used its utmost efforts to rouse the other Etrurians against the common foe . After the reduction of Veii the Faliscans saw themselves ...
... probably belonged to the Etrurian League . It supported the people of Veii against the Romans , and used its utmost efforts to rouse the other Etrurians against the common foe . After the reduction of Veii the Faliscans saw themselves ...
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... probably ere long become extinct . It is a reed - like grass , which grows in dense tufts from six to ten feet high from stool - like root - crowns . The leaves and stems are most excellent fodder , and are extremely attract- ive to ...
... probably ere long become extinct . It is a reed - like grass , which grows in dense tufts from six to ten feet high from stool - like root - crowns . The leaves and stems are most excellent fodder , and are extremely attract- ive to ...
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