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... tube , See ACOUSTICS . ACOUSTIC MEDICINES , remedies against im- perfections and disorders of the ear . ACOUSTIC NERVE , the auditory nerve . See ANATOMY . ACOUSTIC VESSELS , in the ancient theatres , were a kind of vessels , made of ...
... tube , See ACOUSTICS . ACOUSTIC MEDICINES , remedies against im- perfections and disorders of the ear . ACOUSTIC NERVE , the auditory nerve . See ANATOMY . ACOUSTIC VESSELS , in the ancient theatres , were a kind of vessels , made of ...
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... tube , BD the axis , and B the mouth - piece for convey- ing the voice to the tube . It is evident , when a person speaks at B in the trumpet , the whole force of his voice is spent upon the air contained in the tube , which will be ...
... tube , BD the axis , and B the mouth - piece for convey- ing the voice to the tube . It is evident , when a person speaks at B in the trumpet , the whole force of his voice is spent upon the air contained in the tube , which will be ...
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... tube , and will be distinctly heard by any one who shall place his ear to the mouth of the other . It is not necessary that the tube should come to the lips of the bust . - If there be two tubes , one going to the ear , and the other to ...
... tube , and will be distinctly heard by any one who shall place his ear to the mouth of the other . It is not necessary that the tube should come to the lips of the bust . - If there be two tubes , one going to the ear , and the other to ...
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... tube , and crowning it , expanding horizontally ; the antheræ kidney form , incum- bent : PIST . an egged germ ; the stylus very long , tubular , variously intorted ; the stigmata nume- rous ( 10 ) prismatic , villous , ray expanded ...
... tube , and crowning it , expanding horizontally ; the antheræ kidney form , incum- bent : PIST . an egged germ ; the stylus very long , tubular , variously intorted ; the stigmata nume- rous ( 10 ) prismatic , villous , ray expanded ...
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... tube short , cylindric , and open ; and the mouth small , but expanded , and turns back at the edge . The STAM . four crooked filaments ; two of them of the length of the flower , and the other two a little shorter . The antheræ are ...
... tube short , cylindric , and open ; and the mouth small , but expanded , and turns back at the edge . The STAM . four crooked filaments ; two of them of the length of the flower , and the other two a little shorter . The antheræ are ...
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Сторінка 362 - There is a history in all men's lives, Figuring the nature of the times deceas'd ; The which observ'd, a man may prophesy, With a near aim, of the main chance of things As yet not come to life, which in their seeds And weak beginnings lie intreasured.
Сторінка 77 - But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Сторінка 221 - AH ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar; Ah! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war; Check'd by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's low vale remote has pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown...
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