Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 10. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 517
... most beauti- ful eyes are those which appear black or blue . In the former , there is more expreffion and vivacity ; in the latter , more sweetness and perhaps delicacy . Next to the eyes , the parts of the face by which the phyfiognomy ...
... most beauti- ful eyes are those which appear black or blue . In the former , there is more expreffion and vivacity ; in the latter , more sweetness and perhaps delicacy . Next to the eyes , the parts of the face by which the phyfiognomy ...
Page 634
... most throughout the whole kingdom . In the city of Meaux they threw above two hundred into jail , and after they had ravifhed and killed a great number of women , and plundered the houses of the proteftants , they executed their fury on ...
... most throughout the whole kingdom . In the city of Meaux they threw above two hundred into jail , and after they had ravifhed and killed a great number of women , and plundered the houses of the proteftants , they executed their fury on ...
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... most common power , and indeed the best , as being the most conftant and equable ; while wind comes at fometimes with great violence , and at others is totally gone . Mills may also be mo- ved by the force of team , as were the Albion ...
... most common power , and indeed the best , as being the most conftant and equable ; while wind comes at fometimes with great violence , and at others is totally gone . Mills may also be mo- ved by the force of team , as were the Albion ...
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