The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideA. et C. Black, 1879 - 856 pages |
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... present position in the government of Pultowa . West Norfolk and its immediate neighbourhood , the Gadwall has now , for nearly thirty years , annually bred in constantly increasing numbers , so that it may again be accounted , in the ...
... present position in the government of Pultowa . West Norfolk and its immediate neighbourhood , the Gadwall has now , for nearly thirty years , annually bred in constantly increasing numbers , so that it may again be accounted , in the ...
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... present Scottish Highlanders , and the Gaelic language has come down from them to us , influenced as to structure by the dialect spoken and written by the victors . There The Gaelic language , as now in use in Scotland , resembles ...
... present Scottish Highlanders , and the Gaelic language has come down from them to us , influenced as to structure by the dialect spoken and written by the victors . There The Gaelic language , as now in use in Scotland , resembles ...
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... present are in most general use , wear out quickly ; they very frequently crack so seriously on the first application of heat that they must be removed from the bench before being used at all , and in scarcely any case are they in ...
... present are in most general use , wear out quickly ; they very frequently crack so seriously on the first application of heat that they must be removed from the bench before being used at all , and in scarcely any case are they in ...
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... present century . Hâshem , the father of Mahomet , lies buried in the town . On the east are remains of a race- course , the corners marked by granite shafts with Greek inscriptions on them . To the south is a remarkable hill , quite ...
... present century . Hâshem , the father of Mahomet , lies buried in the town . On the east are remains of a race- course , the corners marked by granite shafts with Greek inscriptions on them . To the south is a remarkable hill , quite ...
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... present edifice is due to the Society of Jesus , who obtained possession of the church in 1587 , and employed the skill of Pellegrino Tebaldi in its restoration . Among the paintings of this church the first place is naturally given to ...
... present edifice is due to the Society of Jesus , who obtained possession of the church in 1587 , and employed the skill of Pellegrino Tebaldi in its restoration . Among the paintings of this church the first place is naturally given to ...
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