The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Частина 1,Том 21Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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... says Dr. Browne , are these : -It first procures sleep , almost as cer- tainly , and in an equal degree , with opium : the eyes seem to be distended , and sparkle as it were before the eruption of the small - pox or measles , which may ...
... says Dr. Browne , are these : -It first procures sleep , almost as cer- tainly , and in an equal degree , with opium : the eyes seem to be distended , and sparkle as it were before the eruption of the small - pox or measles , which may ...
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... says it is still ' unknown . ' SPIKENARD , PLOUGHMAN'S . See BACCHARIS . It is also the name of a species of Conyza . SPIKENARD , WILD , a species of Asarum . SPIKE - ROLLER , in agriculture , a useful implement of the roller kind ...
... says it is still ' unknown . ' SPIKENARD , PLOUGHMAN'S . See BACCHARIS . It is also the name of a species of Conyza . SPIKENARD , WILD , a species of Asarum . SPIKE - ROLLER , in agriculture , a useful implement of the roller kind ...
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... says that they were only singular events which the sacred historians imagined to be miraculous . He affirms , in contradiction to the clearest inter- nal evidence , that the Pentateuch and all the other historical books must have been ...
... says that they were only singular events which the sacred historians imagined to be miraculous . He affirms , in contradiction to the clearest inter- nal evidence , that the Pentateuch and all the other historical books must have been ...
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... says , is that which we perceive of a substance , and which we certainly cannot con- ceive as existing by itself . Thus the writer of this article can shut his eyes and contemplate in idea the small quarto volume now before him ...
... says , is that which we perceive of a substance , and which we certainly cannot con- ceive as existing by itself . Thus the writer of this article can shut his eyes and contemplate in idea the small quarto volume now before him ...
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... say extremity was the trier of spirits , That common chances common men could bear . Id . You are too great to be by me gainsaid Your spirit is too true , your fears too certain . Id . The watry kingdom is no bar To stop the foreign ...
... say extremity was the trier of spirits , That common chances common men could bear . Id . You are too great to be by me gainsaid Your spirit is too true , your fears too certain . Id . The watry kingdom is no bar To stop the foreign ...
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