The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 9. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1879 |
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... continued in the merchant service until the spring of 1762 , when he gained the patronage of Edward , duke of York , by dedicating to him his poem of The Shipwreck , which appeared in May of that year , " printed for the author . " The ...
... continued in the merchant service until the spring of 1762 , when he gained the patronage of Edward , duke of York , by dedicating to him his poem of The Shipwreck , which appeared in May of that year , " printed for the author . " The ...
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... continued till the falcon feeds very boldly on the lure on the ground , in the falconer's presence till she will suffer him to walk round her while she is feeding . All this time she will have been held by the leash only , but in the ...
... continued till the falcon feeds very boldly on the lure on the ground , in the falconer's presence till she will suffer him to walk round her while she is feeding . All this time she will have been held by the leash only , but in the ...
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... continued and trained up in the same , the weather being alwaies warm and temperate ; thus they are still inured to familiaritie with the man , not knowing from whence besides to fetch their relief or sustenance . When the summer is ...
... continued and trained up in the same , the weather being alwaies warm and temperate ; thus they are still inured to familiaritie with the man , not knowing from whence besides to fetch their relief or sustenance . When the summer is ...
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... continued sometimes at peace , sometimes at war with Rome , till on the conclusion of the first Punic war it rose in open rebellion ; after a short resistance it was taken and destroyed , and its inhabitants were forced to select a site ...
... continued sometimes at peace , sometimes at war with Rome , till on the conclusion of the first Punic war it rose in open rebellion ; after a short resistance it was taken and destroyed , and its inhabitants were forced to select a site ...
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... continued during the pleasure of the parties . " IV . The Patriarchal Family . It was founded upon the marriage of one man with several wives , followed in general by the seclusion " V. The Monogamian Family . It was founded upon ...
... continued during the pleasure of the parties . " IV . The Patriarchal Family . It was founded upon the marriage of one man with several wives , followed in general by the seclusion " V. The Monogamian Family . It was founded upon ...
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