The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Volumen 9Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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... River . Winusbo- rough is the capital . FAIRFORD , a town in Gloucestershire , re- markable for its church , which has curious painted glass windows . They are said to have been taken in a ship by John Tame , esq . , towards the end o ...
... River . Winusbo- rough is the capital . FAIRFORD , a town in Gloucestershire , re- markable for its church , which has curious painted glass windows . They are said to have been taken in a ship by John Tame , esq . , towards the end o ...
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... river Carron , on the high The road to road from Edinburgh to Glasgow . Stirling and the North Islands also passes through it and in the neighbourhood are the celebrated Carron iron works . The town stands upon an eminence , commanding ...
... river Carron , on the high The road to road from Edinburgh to Glasgow . Stirling and the North Islands also passes through it and in the neighbourhood are the celebrated Carron iron works . The town stands upon an eminence , commanding ...
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... river to Maris , now Birket el Kerun . It was anciently called Arsinoe , and intersected by canals , cut by the ancient Egyptians between the river and the lake of Moris ; but , though for- merly very wealthy and fertile , it greatly de ...
... river to Maris , now Birket el Kerun . It was anciently called Arsinoe , and intersected by canals , cut by the ancient Egyptians between the river and the lake of Moris ; but , though for- merly very wealthy and fertile , it greatly de ...
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... river Magdalena . None of the mountains here , however , attain the height of perpetual snow . Two of the curiosi- ties of this province , Lake Guatavita and the cataract of the Tequendama , we have described in the article COLOMBIA ...
... river Magdalena . None of the mountains here , however , attain the height of perpetual snow . Two of the curiosi- ties of this province , Lake Guatavita and the cataract of the Tequendama , we have described in the article COLOMBIA ...
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... river of Ireland , which rises near Coolnakenny , in Limerick , and joins the Gale in Kerry county ; after which it is called Cashin , and falls into the Shannon . FEAL DIKES , a cheap sort of fence common in Scotland ; built with feal ...
... river of Ireland , which rises near Coolnakenny , in Limerick , and joins the Gale in Kerry county ; after which it is called Cashin , and falls into the Shannon . FEAL DIKES , a cheap sort of fence common in Scotland ; built with feal ...
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Página 261 - And the United States hereby renounce forever, any liberty heretofore enjoyed or claimed by the inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, or cure fish on, or within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbours of His Britannic Majesty's dominions in America...
Página 120 - The seasons' difference; as, the icy fang, And churlish chiding of the winter's wind; Which when it bites and blows upon my body, Even till I shrink with cold, I smile, and say,— This is no flattery: these are counsellors That feelingly persuade me what I am.
Página 395 - The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased — and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back upon my chair, and fairly laugh it out. No, sir, he was irresistible.
Página 365 - One song employs all nations ; and all cry " Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain for us-! " The dwellers in the vales and on the rocks Shout to each other, and the mountain tops From distant mountains catch the flying joy ; Till, nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous Hosanna round.
Página 133 - I'll tell you, friend! a wise man and a fool. You'll find, if once the monarch acts the monk, Or, cobbler-like, the parson will be drunk, Worth makes the man, and want of it, the fellow; The rest is all but leather or prunella.
Página 92 - Almighty's form Glasses itself in tempests; in all time, Calm or convulsed, in breeze, or gale, or storm, Icing the pole, or in the torrid clime Dark-heaving; boundless, endless, and sublime, The image of Eternity, the throne Of the invisible,— even from out thy slime The monsters of the deep are made; each zone Obeys thee; thou goest forth, dread, fathomless, alone.
Página 425 - tis to be forgiven, That in our aspirations to be great, Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state, And claim a kindred with you; for ye are A beauty and a mystery, and create In us such love and reverence from afar, That fortune, fame, power, life, have named themselves a star.
Página 6 - How many things are there which a man cannot, with any face, or comeliness, say or do himself? A man can scarce allege his own merits with modesty, much less extol them : a man cannot sometimes brook to supplicate, or beg, and a number of the like : but all these things are graceful in a friend's mouth, which are blushing in a man's own.
Página 371 - Ay, there's the point: — As, — to be bold with you, — Not to affect many proposed matches, Of her own clime, complexion, and degree; Whereto, we see, in all things nature tends: Foh ! one may smell, in such, a will most rank, Foul disproportion, thoughts unnatural.
Página 155 - No sculptured marble here, nor pompous lay, ' No storied urn nor animated bust ;' This simple stone directs pale Scotia's way To pour her sorrows o'er her poet's dust.