Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 7. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 437
... some differences between the Eaft India company and the crown ; and had discharged his truft in a manner which gained the approbation of both parties . Poffeffed of diftin- guifhed abilities , his appointment would have excited no ...
... some differences between the Eaft India company and the crown ; and had discharged his truft in a manner which gained the approbation of both parties . Poffeffed of diftin- guifhed abilities , his appointment would have excited no ...
Page 580
... some peer , or other perfon of di- ftinction . Garter's oath relates only to fervices being perform ed within the order , and is taken in chapter before the fovereign and knights . His oath , as king at arms , is taken before the earl ...
... some peer , or other perfon of di- ftinction . Garter's oath relates only to fervices being perform ed within the order , and is taken in chapter before the fovereign and knights . His oath , as king at arms , is taken before the earl ...
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... Some of the ancients divided the earth by thefe parallels ; others by a pa- rallel did not mean a mere line , but a space of fome breadth and hence the parallel may be understood as the fame with half a climate . : This method of ...
... Some of the ancients divided the earth by thefe parallels ; others by a pa- rallel did not mean a mere line , but a space of fome breadth and hence the parallel may be understood as the fame with half a climate . : This method of ...
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