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 442
... present difficulty with honour . She therefore readily liftened to a memorial from the British minifter at Paris ; who propofed , in order to preferve the good understanding between the two crowns , that all warlike preparations fhould ...
... present difficulty with honour . She therefore readily liftened to a memorial from the British minifter at Paris ; who propofed , in order to preferve the good understanding between the two crowns , that all warlike preparations fhould ...
Page 598
... present it has a mi- ferable appearance . The buildings are mean , both as to the form and matter . Some remains of its ancient grandeur appear in the handfome pillars of Parian marble which fupport fome of the roofs ; while others are ...
... present it has a mi- ferable appearance . The buildings are mean , both as to the form and matter . Some remains of its ancient grandeur appear in the handfome pillars of Parian marble which fupport fome of the roofs ; while others are ...
Page 692
... present defolated ftate of the country , is probably an under valuation . The peasants belonging to the queen , and thofe of the patriarch , pay no tax to the prince , and therefore do not appear on the books of the revenue officers ...
... present defolated ftate of the country , is probably an under valuation . The peasants belonging to the queen , and thofe of the patriarch , pay no tax to the prince , and therefore do not appear on the books of the revenue officers ...
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