The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 7. köideH.G. Allen, 1888 |
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... Diet . " DIFFUSION . Prof. CLERK MAXWELL . DIGESTIVE ORGANS . Prof. WILLIAM TURNER . DIPLOMATICS . , E. A. BOND , British Museum . DIPTERA . E. C. RYE , Fellow of the Zoological Society . DIPHTHERIA . Dr. J. O. AFFLECK . DISTILLATION ...
... Diet . " DIFFUSION . Prof. CLERK MAXWELL . DIGESTIVE ORGANS . Prof. WILLIAM TURNER . DIPLOMATICS . , E. A. BOND , British Museum . DIPTERA . E. C. RYE , Fellow of the Zoological Society . DIPHTHERIA . Dr. J. O. AFFLECK . DISTILLATION ...
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... Diet which met at Presburg in 1832 and lasted till 1836. By his earnestness and practical sagacity he made so deep an im- pression that he was in a short time recognized as leader of the opposition . The object of his policy was , on ...
... Diet which met at Presburg in 1832 and lasted till 1836. By his earnestness and practical sagacity he made so deep an im- pression that he was in a short time recognized as leader of the opposition . The object of his policy was , on ...
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... Diet took its stand on the laws of 1848 , and demanded the appointment of a Hungarian ministry ; but at Vienna they were not prepared to give way so far . The imperial rescript was very hostile in tone , and the Diet was speedily ...
... Diet took its stand on the laws of 1848 , and demanded the appointment of a Hungarian ministry ; but at Vienna they were not prepared to give way so far . The imperial rescript was very hostile in tone , and the Diet was speedily ...
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... diet of two houses , both of which are elective . The first , called Folksthing , has the privilege of discussing the budget and other public questions ; while the other is confined to the local affairs of the provinces . The liberty of ...
... diet of two houses , both of which are elective . The first , called Folksthing , has the privilege of discussing the budget and other public questions ; while the other is confined to the local affairs of the provinces . The liberty of ...
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... diet . After the restoration of peace in 1815 , the states of the duchy of Holstein , never so cordially blended with Denmark as those of Schleswig , began to show their dis content at the continued non - convocation of their own ...
... diet . After the restoration of peace in 1815 , the states of the duchy of Holstein , never so cordially blended with Denmark as those of Schleswig , began to show their dis content at the continued non - convocation of their own ...
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Page 102 - There is first the literature of knowledge, and secondly, the literature of power. The function of the first is — to teach ; the function of the second is — to move: the first is a rudder, the second an oar or a sail. The first speaks to the mere discursive understanding; the second speaks ultimately, it may happen, to the higher understanding or reason, but always through affections of pleasure and sympathy.
Page 2 - Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven ; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
Page 2 - And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD : and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
Page 72 - Whilst the authors of all these evils were idly and stupidly gazing on this menacing meteor, which blackened all their horizon, it suddenly burst, and poured down the whole of its contents upon the plains of the Carnatic.
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Page 102 - I may affirm, that my life has been, on the whole, the life of a philosopher: from my birth I was made an intellectual creature : and intellectual in the highest sense my pursuits and pleasures have been, even from my school-boy days.
Page 319 - Cambridge, and having been admitted advocates in pursuance of the rescript of the Archbishop of Canterbury, shall have been elected fellows of the college in the manner prescribed by the charter.
Page 302 - Marriage shall be declared to be dissolved, but not sooner, it shall be lawful for the respective Parties thereto to marry again, as if the prior Marriage had been dissolved by Death...
Page 240 - I said I could see no difference between negligence and gross negligence — that it was the same thing, with the addition of a vituperative epithet...
Page 174 - Jones (a child's Tom Jones, a harmless creature) for a week together. I have sustained my own idea of Roderick Random for a month at a stretch, I verily believe. I had a greedy relish for a few volumes of Voyages and Travels...