Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 17. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 410
... present would be deemed altogether improper for mafts : a circumftance of importance to Britain at all times , but more particularly now , when there is fuch difficulty in procuring wood proper for the kind of mafts in com mon ufe ...
... present would be deemed altogether improper for mafts : a circumftance of importance to Britain at all times , but more particularly now , when there is fuch difficulty in procuring wood proper for the kind of mafts in com mon ufe ...
Page 578
... present enlightened and benevolent age the complaint is not entirely removed . ( 5 ) The feudal system was at length abolished in the year 1748 by the jurisdiction act . and Hu- cieties . tions ; and for that end. Religious stance , to ...
... present enlightened and benevolent age the complaint is not entirely removed . ( 5 ) The feudal system was at length abolished in the year 1748 by the jurisdiction act . and Hu- cieties . tions ; and for that end. Religious stance , to ...
Page 685
... present tranflation was printed . In 1614 appeared his Hiftory of Great Britaine , which has been tranflated into Latin ; and in 1616 he publish- ed his Cloud of Witneffes , in octavo . He lived in marri age 57 years with his wife , by ...
... present tranflation was printed . In 1614 appeared his Hiftory of Great Britaine , which has been tranflated into Latin ; and in 1616 he publish- ed his Cloud of Witneffes , in octavo . He lived in marri age 57 years with his wife , by ...
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