The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 9. köideThomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith R.S. Peale, 1890 |
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... object of in- terest is the castle , now partly in ruins , but formerly the seat of the dukes of Normandy , and the birthplace of William the Conqueror . Near the castle , in the Place de la Trinité , is an equestrian statue in bronze ...
... object of in- terest is the castle , now partly in ruins , but formerly the seat of the dukes of Normandy , and the birthplace of William the Conqueror . Near the castle , in the Place de la Trinité , is an equestrian statue in bronze ...
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... object of pursuit , -for instance , if a hawk slipped at a heron goes off at a rook , she flies at check . olding - Taking the quarry in the feet as the short - winged hawks do . Falcons occasionally " cluteh . " Cam -A hawk is said to ...
... object of pursuit , -for instance , if a hawk slipped at a heron goes off at a rook , she flies at check . olding - Taking the quarry in the feet as the short - winged hawks do . Falcons occasionally " cluteh . " Cam -A hawk is said to ...
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... object . A member of the Kangaroo associations may not slay or eat the kangaroo , which he holds in honour , and a Paddymelon must abstain from paddymelon . The obvious result of this scheme of prohibited marriage is to make every local ...
... object . A member of the Kangaroo associations may not slay or eat the kangaroo , which he holds in honour , and a Paddymelon must abstain from paddymelon . The obvious result of this scheme of prohibited marriage is to make every local ...
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... object from which they take their name and claim descent , and they use it as a badge . For Greek and Roman survival of this usage see Phutarch , Theseus , M'Leunan , " The wor- ship of plants and animals , " in the Fortnightly Review ...
... object from which they take their name and claim descent , and they use it as a badge . For Greek and Roman survival of this usage see Phutarch , Theseus , M'Leunan , " The wor- ship of plants and animals , " in the Fortnightly Review ...
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... object agreeable for general use . Men and women of every rank both in China and Japan carry fans , even artisans using them with one hand while work- ing with the other . In China they are often made of carved ivory , the sticks being ...
... object agreeable for general use . Men and women of every rank both in China and Japan carry fans , even artisans using them with one hand while work- ing with the other . In China they are often made of carved ivory , the sticks being ...
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