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... known before the reign of James I , has , besides its name , which is placed after the name and sur- name of the person spoken of , the privilege of prefixing Sir ; and their wives are entitled to the prefix of Dame , and to be ...
... known before the reign of James I , has , besides its name , which is placed after the name and sur- name of the person spoken of , the privilege of prefixing Sir ; and their wives are entitled to the prefix of Dame , and to be ...
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... known only by his plates : the In this article we shall confine ourselves to those cognate four others are composed of the ordinary or typical Tit- forms which are vernacularly known as Titmice . mice ( Parus ) , the Hangnest Titmice ...
... known only by his plates : the In this article we shall confine ourselves to those cognate four others are composed of the ordinary or typical Tit- forms which are vernacularly known as Titmice . mice ( Parus ) , the Hangnest Titmice ...
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... known to the Spaniards , and of Virginia , where the English first became acquainted with its properties . Of the various species it is that which is most commonly cultivated in gardens as an ornament . It is also largely cultivated in ...
... known to the Spaniards , and of Virginia , where the English first became acquainted with its properties . Of the various species it is that which is most commonly cultivated in gardens as an ornament . It is also largely cultivated in ...
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... known to king Charles V. of Naples afterwards Charles III . of Spain ) , who employed him in several scientific experiments , and made him his head libra- rian and keeper of the Museum of Capo di Monte . He pub- lished a history of ...
... known to king Charles V. of Naples afterwards Charles III . of Spain ) , who employed him in several scientific experiments , and made him his head libra- rian and keeper of the Museum of Capo di Monte . He pub- lished a history of ...
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... known . ( Conti- nent of India , and the islands of the Indian Archipelago . ) Genus Kinixys , Bell . Characters . - Feet with five toes , the posterior ones with four nails only ; carapace move- able behind ; sternum of a single piece ...
... known . ( Conti- nent of India , and the islands of the Indian Archipelago . ) Genus Kinixys , Bell . Characters . - Feet with five toes , the posterior ones with four nails only ; carapace move- able behind ; sternum of a single piece ...
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Сторінка 105 - Sir, he was the delight and ornament of this House, and the charm of every private society which he honoured with his presence. Perhaps there never arose in this country, nor any country, a man of a more pointed and finished wit ; and (where his passions were not concerned) of a more refined, exquisite, and penetrating judgment.
Сторінка 71 - The inhabitants believe that these animals are absolutely deaf; certainly they do not overhear a person walking close behind them. I was always amused, when overtaking one of these great monsters as it was quietly pacing along, to see how suddenly, the instant I passed, it would draw in its head and legs, and uttering a deep hiss fall to the ground with a heavy sound, as if struck dead.
Сторінка 70 - Nothing can be more assiduous than this creature night and day in scooping the earth, and forcing its great body into the cavity ; but, as the noons of that season proved unusually warm and sunny, it was continually interrupted, and called forth by the heat in the middle of the...
Сторінка 105 - For failings he had undoubtedly - many of us remember them; we are this day considering the effect of them. But he had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for Fame; a passion which is 1 There is an implicit contrast here with Burke's own parliamentary style and how Parliament sometimes received it. the instinct of all great souls.
Сторінка 70 - No part of its behaviour ever struck me more than the extreme timidity it always expresses with regard to rain; for though it has a shell that would secure it against the wheel of a loaded cart, yet does it discover as much solicitude about rain as a lady dressed in all her best attire, shuffling away on the first sprinklings, and running its head up in a corner.
Сторінка 175 - From the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz, that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Сторінка 71 - ... a little time for it to eat on the road. During the breeding season, when the male and female are together, the male utters a hoarse roar or bellowing, which, it is said, can be heard at the distance of more than a hundred yards. The female never uses her voice, and the male only at these times; so that when the people hear this noise, they know that the two are together.
Сторінка 197 - Seal: being a Tory in principle, he undertook to manage that party, provided he was furnished with such sums of money as might purchase some votes ; and by him began the practice of buying off men, in which hitherto the King had kept to stricter rules.
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Сторінка 71 - It is, however, certain, that tortoises can subsist even on those islands where there is no other water than what falls during a few rainy days in the year.