Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 7. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 66
Page 412
... Prince refufing to com- ply , the onfet was deferred till the next morning , for which both fides waited in anxious fufpence . During this interval , the young prince frengthen ed his poft by new entrenchments ; and placed 3co men in ...
... Prince refufing to com- ply , the onfet was deferred till the next morning , for which both fides waited in anxious fufpence . During this interval , the young prince frengthen ed his poft by new entrenchments ; and placed 3co men in ...
Page 454
... prince of the difpofi- tion above mentioned , would fuffer his fon to be long engaged in literary purfuits . At feven years of age , young Frederick was taken out of the hands of Madame de Recoule , and put under the care of military ...
... prince of the difpofi- tion above mentioned , would fuffer his fon to be long engaged in literary purfuits . At feven years of age , young Frederick was taken out of the hands of Madame de Recoule , and put under the care of military ...
Page 455
... prince Eugene who died on the Rhine ; and he was asked whether that prince would ever have be- come a great man ? Frederick decided in the negative , on account of young Eugene's not having known at any period of his life how to choose ...
... prince Eugene who died on the Rhine ; and he was asked whether that prince would ever have be- come a great man ? Frederick decided in the negative , on account of young Eugene's not having known at any period of his life how to choose ...
Common terms and phrases
affiftance againſt alfo almoft alſo ancient angle bafe becauſe befides cafe calcined called caufe circle colour compofition confequence confiderable confifts defcribed defign degree diameter diftance duke duke of Burgundy earth ecliptic emperor equal faid falt fame fays fecond feems feen feet fent ferve feven feveral fhall fhips fhould fhow fide filk fince firft fituation fize fmall folid fome fometimes foon fouth fpecies fquare France French ftands ftate ftill ftones fubject fuch fufficient fuppofed fupport furface Gaul Gazna glafs glaſs globe height himſelf horizon houfe houſe inches increaſe interfection itſelf king laft latitude lefs likewife Louis meaſure meridian moft moſt muft muſt neceffary obferved occafion oppofite paffed perfon pole pounds prefent prince purpoſe raiſed reafon refpect reft reprefented rife Romans ſmall thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion triangle ufually uſed veffel vitrification weft whofe