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 414
... last , the English affairs were totally ruined by the death of the Black Prince and king Edward . On recei- ving this news , the armies of Charles attacked the Eng- lifh on all fides . One , under the command of the duke of Burgundy ...
... last , the English affairs were totally ruined by the death of the Black Prince and king Edward . On recei- ving this news , the armies of Charles attacked the Eng- lifh on all fides . One , under the command of the duke of Burgundy ...
Page 450
... last twelve months of his life thefe complaints almost entirely confined him to his bed . Notwithstanding his diftreffed fituation , however , neither his mental abili- ties nor his natural cheerfulness ever forfook him . His memory was ...
... last twelve months of his life thefe complaints almost entirely confined him to his bed . Notwithstanding his diftreffed fituation , however , neither his mental abili- ties nor his natural cheerfulness ever forfook him . His memory was ...
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... last degree ; plaiting their hair with the guts of oxen , which they likewife twift round their middle , and which by the quick putrefaction occafion an abo- minable ftench . They anoint their heads and whole bodies with butter or ...
... last degree ; plaiting their hair with the guts of oxen , which they likewife twift round their middle , and which by the quick putrefaction occafion an abo- minable ftench . They anoint their heads and whole bodies with butter or ...
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