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... ( Paris , 1826 ) . MISSOURI ; a very large river in the United States , which unites with the Mississippi a little be- low latitude 39 ° . It rises in the Rocky mountains , and takes the name Missouri in latitude 45 ° 10 ′ N. and ...
... ( Paris , 1826 ) . MISSOURI ; a very large river in the United States , which unites with the Mississippi a little be- low latitude 39 ° . It rises in the Rocky mountains , and takes the name Missouri in latitude 45 ° 10 ′ N. and ...
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... This was probably the Phrygiar mitre ; for we find Paris with If we now wish to impress in our memory that Julius 26 α e i 0 au oi ei очь y 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ƒ k P S n X b d t Cæsar arrived at the supreme power 46 B. C. ,
... This was probably the Phrygiar mitre ; for we find Paris with If we now wish to impress in our memory that Julius 26 α e i 0 au oi ei очь y 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ƒ k P S n X b d t Cæsar arrived at the supreme power 46 B. C. ,
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... ( Paris , 1826 ) . MISSOURI ; a very large river in the United States , which unites with the Mississippi a little be- low latitude 39 ° . It rises in the Rocky mountains , and takes the name Missouri in latitude 45 ° 10 ′ N. and ...
... ( Paris , 1826 ) . MISSOURI ; a very large river in the United States , which unites with the Mississippi a little be- low latitude 39 ° . It rises in the Rocky mountains , and takes the name Missouri in latitude 45 ° 10 ′ N. and ...
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... Paris . In painting , this is the name given to a man or woman who is procured to exhibit him or herself , in a state of nudity , for the advantage of the students . These models are provided in all academies and schools for painting ...
... Paris . In painting , this is the name given to a man or woman who is procured to exhibit him or herself , in a state of nudity , for the advantage of the students . These models are provided in all academies and schools for painting ...
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... ( Paris , 1823 , capital , Derayeh , in 1818 , and sent their leaders 2 vols . ) ; Histoire de la Régénération de l'Egypte , prisoners to Constantinople . The expedition to by Planat , a staff - officer in the pacha's service Nubia and ...
... ( Paris , 1823 , capital , Derayeh , in 1818 , and sent their leaders 2 vols . ) ; Histoire de la Régénération de l'Egypte , prisoners to Constantinople . The expedition to by Planat , a staff - officer in the pacha's service Nubia and ...
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Page 163 - Ireland, king, defender of the faith, &c., having undertaken for the glory of GOD, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do, by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of GOD and of one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic...
Page 289 - And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you. As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost.
Page 285 - At the end of the fifteenth and the beginning of the sixteenth century, society was in a state of excitement.
Page 189 - Francis' tavern ; soon after which their beloved commander entered the room. His emotions were too strong to be concealed. Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, ' With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Page 163 - ... into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Page 265 - I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Page 152 - Cherbury gives an interesting account of the education of a highly-born youth at the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth century.
Page 7 - In his domesticated state, when he commences his career of song, it is impossible to stand by uninterested. He whistles for the dog ; Caesar starts up, wags his tail, and runs to meet his master. He squeaks out like a hurt chicken ; and the hen hurries about, with hanging wings and bristled feathers, clucking to protect her injured brood. The barking of the dog, the mewing of the cat, the creaking of a passing wheelbarrow, follow with great truth and rapidity.
Page 210 - By the bill of uniformity, it was required, that every clergyman should be reordained, if he had not before received Episcopal ordination ; should declare his assent to every thing contained in the Book of Common Prayer...
Page 291 - The lowest and most level parts of the earth, when penetrated to a very great depth, exhibit nothing but horizontal strata composed of various substances, and containing almost all of them innumerable marine productions. Similar strata, with the same kind of productions, compose the hills even to a great height. Sometimes the shells are so numerous as to constitute the entire body of the stratum.