Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 12. köide,1. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 78
Page
... Mountains , Seas , Rivers , & c . throughout the WORLD ; A General HISTORY , Ancient and Modern , of the different Empires , Kingdoms , and States ; AND An Account of the LIVES of the most Eminent Perfons in every Nation , from the ...
... Mountains , Seas , Rivers , & c . throughout the WORLD ; A General HISTORY , Ancient and Modern , of the different Empires , Kingdoms , and States ; AND An Account of the LIVES of the most Eminent Perfons in every Nation , from the ...
Page 1
... mountain - afh . In South Britain it is an accidental vifitant . 10. Grosbeaks . The grofbeak and crossbill come here but feldom ; they breed in Auftria . The pine grofbeak probably breeds in the forefts of the High- lands of Scotland ...
... mountain - afh . In South Britain it is an accidental vifitant . 10. Grosbeaks . The grofbeak and crossbill come here but feldom ; they breed in Auftria . The pine grofbeak probably breeds in the forefts of the High- lands of Scotland ...
Page 2
... mountains ; but , confidering the vaft flights that ap- pear in winter , it is probable that the greater part retire to other countries : the whimbrel breeds on the Grampian hills , in the neighbourhood of Inver . cauld . 17. Snipes ...
... mountains ; but , confidering the vaft flights that ap- pear in winter , it is probable that the greater part retire to other countries : the whimbrel breeds on the Grampian hills , in the neighbourhood of Inver . cauld . 17. Snipes ...
Page 3
... mountainous rocky countries in general are deftitute of plants : few or none are seen on those of Switzerland ; and Linnæus makes the fame observation in respect to thofe of Lap- land ; having , during his whole tour , discovered only a ...
... mountainous rocky countries in general are deftitute of plants : few or none are seen on those of Switzerland ; and Linnæus makes the fame observation in respect to thofe of Lap- land ; having , during his whole tour , discovered only a ...
Page 4
... mountains . The churches and other religious edifices are elegant and well built for fuch an ifland . There is a large convent of Fraciscan friars and one of the order of St Auguftin , four convents for profeffed nuns , and three ...
... mountains . The churches and other religious edifices are elegant and well built for fuch an ifland . There is a large convent of Fraciscan friars and one of the order of St Auguftin , four convents for profeffed nuns , and three ...
Common terms and phrases
alfo alkali almoft alſo antimony arfenic becauſe befides borax cafe calcareous calcareous earth calcined called calx caufe coin colour compofed confequence confiderable confifts copper difcovered diffolved Diuretic eafily faid falt fame fays fecond feems feen fenfe Fenings feparated ferve fettlers feven feveral fhadowed fhall fhort fhould fide filk filver fince fire firft fituated fixed fmall fociety folution fome fometimes foon fouth fpecies fpring ftate ftill ftone ftrata fubftance fubject fuch fufficient fulphur fuppofed furface gamboge gold green himſelf houfe houſes intereft iron itſelf kind king laft lefs likewife meaſure melted metals milk mineral mixed mofs moft moral Morocco moſt muft muſt nature neceffary nitrous acid obferved occafion paffions pafs perfon pleaſure pound pound Sterling prefent purpoſe pyrites quantity reafon refembling refpect rife ſeveral ſmall thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion uſed vitriolic acid weft whofe yellow
Popular passages
Page 24 - And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them : and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands ; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Page 24 - And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years...
Page 24 - And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Page 369 - ... nor should by any art or ingenuity appropriate to himself any lands or tenements in mortmain, upon pain that the immediate lord of the fee, or, on his default for one year, the lords paramount, and, in default of all of them, the king, might enter thereon as a forfeiture.
Page 278 - the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness.
Page 173 - And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child : and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
Page 175 - A crime, or misdemeanor, is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it.
Page 367 - ... the estate to the mortgagor: in this case the land, which is so put in pledge, is by law, in case of non-payment at the time limited, for ever dead and gone from the mortgagor ; and the mortgagee's estate in the lands is then no longer conditional, but absolute. But, so long as it continues conditional, that is, between the time of lending the money, and the time allotted for payment, the mortgagee is called tenant in mortgage x.
Page 370 - ... witnesses twelve calendar months before the death of the donor, and enrolled in the court of chancery within six months after its execution (except stocks in the public funds, which may be transferred within six months previous to the donor's death), and unless such gift be made to take effect immediately, and be without power of revocation: and that all other ¡gifts shall be void...
Page 11 - In a land of liberty it is extremely dangerous to make a distinct order of the profession of arms. In absolute monarchies this is necessary for the safety of the prince, and arises from the main principle of their constitution, which is that of governing by fear : but...