The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., 10. kötetThomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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19. oldal
... stone ; as this material , when hewn and properly constructed , will last for ages . When formed of wood , oak or larch are the best sorts . The latter , where suitable , should be used without removing the bark , which has been found ...
... stone ; as this material , when hewn and properly constructed , will last for ages . When formed of wood , oak or larch are the best sorts . The latter , where suitable , should be used without removing the bark , which has been found ...
21. oldal
... stone bridge , which formerly had an iron gate in the middle , with the arms of Dur- ham on one side , and those of Newcastle on the other ; being the boundary between the bishop- ric and Northumberland . It is a borough by prescription ...
... stone bridge , which formerly had an iron gate in the middle , with the arms of Dur- ham on one side , and those of Newcastle on the other ; being the boundary between the bishop- ric and Northumberland . It is a borough by prescription ...
31. oldal
... stone of GEM MOSITY , n . s . any kind , or what- ever pertains or tends to gems or jewels . The first bud of a tree or flower . This gem of chastitee , this emeraude And eke of martyrdome the rubie bright , — Ther he with wrote ycowen ...
... stone of GEM MOSITY , n . s . any kind , or what- ever pertains or tends to gems or jewels . The first bud of a tree or flower . This gem of chastitee , this emeraude And eke of martyrdome the rubie bright , — Ther he with wrote ycowen ...
44. oldal
... stone building has been erected for an academy , which commands a fine prospect . This town has a considerable trade , being a place of depôt for the lead obtained from the famous mines on the Marameck , and also the store - house from ...
... stone building has been erected for an academy , which commands a fine prospect . This town has a considerable trade , being a place of depôt for the lead obtained from the famous mines on the Marameck , and also the store - house from ...
63. oldal
... stone , Hodges , Kenneir , Malcolm , and Mercer , with regard to the second ; or that the spirit of enterprise and discovery is roused to a greater extent than ever throughout the civilised world . The result cannot fail to give ...
... stone , Hodges , Kenneir , Malcolm , and Mercer , with regard to the second ; or that the spirit of enterprise and discovery is roused to a greater extent than ever throughout the civilised world . The result cannot fail to give ...
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156. oldal - Kent. Vex not his ghost. O, let him pass! He hates him That would upon the rack of this tough world Stretch him out longer.
331. oldal - A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled.
32. oldal - I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear : Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
22. oldal - Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
341. oldal - I am. Thou art. He is. We are. You are. They are. I was. Thou wast He was. We were. You were. They were.
376. oldal - I say, they will receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them. This counsel is not to be contemned, because it may do you good, and can do you no harm : for the danger is past, as soon as you have burned the letter. And I hope God will give you the grace to make good use of it, unto whose holy protection I commend you*.
174. oldal - What years, i' faith ? Vio. About your years, my lord. Duke. Too old, by heaven; let still the woman take An elder than herself ; so wears she to him, So sways she level in her husband's heart. For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and worn, Than women's are.
330. oldal - An Adjective is a word added to a substantive, to express its quality : as, " An industrious man ; a virtuous woman.
34. oldal - tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners ; so that if we will plant nettles or sow lettuce, set hyssop and weed up thyme, supply it with one gender of herbs or distract it with many, either to have it sterile with idleness or manured with industry, why, the power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills.
124. oldal - All the interior angles of any rectilineal figure, together with four right angles, are equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.