The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. kötetThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's sons, 1878 |
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9. oldal
... fire , and slew Motassem , the reigning caliph ( 20th Feb. 1258 ) . The Abbassides continued to hold a semblance of power in the merely nominal caliphate of Egypt , and feebly attempted to recover their ancient seat . The last of them ...
... fire , and slew Motassem , the reigning caliph ( 20th Feb. 1258 ) . The Abbassides continued to hold a semblance of power in the merely nominal caliphate of Egypt , and feebly attempted to recover their ancient seat . The last of them ...
54. oldal
... fire and brimstone from heaven , turning all the Jordan district to desolation , so that when Abram looked next morning from the spot where Jehovah and himself had parted , he saw a thick smoke ascend from the ruins . Abram then ...
... fire and brimstone from heaven , turning all the Jordan district to desolation , so that when Abram looked next morning from the spot where Jehovah and himself had parted , he saw a thick smoke ascend from the ruins . Abram then ...
75. oldal
... were afterwards added , the founder being chosen president or director . In 1714 the king granted them the royal con- firmation and protection . Their device is a crucible in the middle of the fire , with this motto , ACADEMY 75.
... were afterwards added , the founder being chosen president or director . In 1714 the king granted them the royal con- firmation and protection . Their device is a crucible in the middle of the fire , with this motto , ACADEMY 75.
76. oldal
... fire , with this motto , Limpia , fixa , y | da esplendor " It purifies , fixes , and gives brightness . " The number of its members was limited to 24 ; the Duke d'Escalona was chosen director for life , but his successors were elected ...
... fire , with this motto , Limpia , fixa , y | da esplendor " It purifies , fixes , and gives brightness . " The number of its members was limited to 24 ; the Duke d'Escalona was chosen director for life , but his successors were elected ...
95. oldal
... fire , and then salving him with ambrosia ; or again , in later story , by dipping him in the river Styx , from which he came out , all but the heel which she held , proof against wounds . When the aid of Achilles was found ...
... fire , and then salving him with ambrosia ; or again , in later story , by dipping him in the river Styx , from which he came out , all but the heel which she held , proof against wounds . When the aid of Achilles was found ...
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