The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 9. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1879 |
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... tion of the municipal borough in 1871 was 5294 . FAMAGOSTA . See CYPRUS . FAMILY . Family is a word of which the etymology but partially illustrates the meaning . The Roman familia , derived from the Oscan famel ( servus ) , originally ...
... tion of the municipal borough in 1871 was 5294 . FAMAGOSTA . See CYPRUS . FAMILY . Family is a word of which the etymology but partially illustrates the meaning . The Roman familia , derived from the Oscan famel ( servus ) , originally ...
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... tion . The marriage 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 ...
... tion . The marriage 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 ...
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... tion of floods and the damage they occasion . " So great indeed were the devastations from which these alpine districts suffered through the denudation of the mountain sides , and the consequent formation of torrents , that inter ...
... tion of floods and the damage they occasion . " So great indeed were the devastations from which these alpine districts suffered through the denudation of the mountain sides , and the consequent formation of torrents , that inter ...
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... tion in the splendour of their fans , which were set with jewels and mounted in gold . Rosalba Carriera was the name of a fan painter of celebrity in the 17th century . Lebrun and Romanelli were much employed during the same period ...
... tion in the splendour of their fans , which were set with jewels and mounted in gold . Rosalba Carriera was the name of a fan painter of celebrity in the 17th century . Lebrun and Romanelli were much employed during the same period ...
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... tion was complete he did not , to his great disappointment , find himself made secretary of state . In 1661 he repre- sented the university of Cambridge in parliament , and was presently sent out to Portugal as envoy extraordinary ; he ...
... tion was complete he did not , to his great disappointment , find himself made secretary of state . In 1661 he repre- sented the university of Cambridge in parliament , and was presently sent out to Portugal as envoy extraordinary ; he ...
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