The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 9. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1879 |
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... later ( 1788 ) to a bird which , if his diagnosis be correct , could not have been a true Falcon at all , since it had yellow irides -- a colour never met with in the eyes of any bird now called by naturalists a " Falcon . " This ...
... later ( 1788 ) to a bird which , if his diagnosis be correct , could not have been a true Falcon at all , since it had yellow irides -- a colour never met with in the eyes of any bird now called by naturalists a " Falcon . " This ...
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... later . She must now be taught to know the voice , —the shout that is used to call her in the field , -and to jump to the fist for food , the voice being used every time she is fed . When she comes freely to the fist she must be made ac ...
... later . She must now be taught to know the voice , —the shout that is used to call her in the field , -and to jump to the fist for food , the voice being used every time she is fed . When she comes freely to the fist she must be made ac ...
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... later pieces were directed more against individuals than the general vices and defects of society , they gradually degenerated in quality . In 1804 he published a comedy entitled Amphitryon , which met with some success , and a tragedy ...
... later pieces were directed more against individuals than the general vices and defects of society , they gradually degenerated in quality . In 1804 he published a comedy entitled Amphitryon , which met with some success , and a tragedy ...
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... later was appointed to the command of the " Western Gulf Blockading Squadron , " with the rank of flag - officer , and ordered to proceed forthwith , in the " Hartford , " to the Gulf of Mexico , to collect such vessels as could be ...
... later was appointed to the command of the " Western Gulf Blockading Squadron , " with the rank of flag - officer , and ordered to proceed forthwith , in the " Hartford , " to the Gulf of Mexico , to collect such vessels as could be ...
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... later ( 1785 , 1788 ) that literature and history , both ancient and modern , of Greece of royal commissioner for mines . In 1775 he had dis- and Italy . Having paid a visit to Paris in 1799 , he was covered in the Velay a rich mine of ...
... later ( 1785 , 1788 ) that literature and history , both ancient and modern , of Greece of royal commissioner for mines . In 1775 he had dis- and Italy . Having paid a visit to Paris in 1799 , he was covered in the Velay a rich mine of ...
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