The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. kötetThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's sons, 1878 |
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38. oldal
... ment of the army under his orders . He afterwards obtained possession of the settlements of Demerara and Essequibo , in South America , and of the islands of St Lucia , St Vincent , and Trinidad . He returned in 1797 to Europe , and ...
... ment of the army under his orders . He afterwards obtained possession of the settlements of Demerara and Essequibo , in South America , and of the islands of St Lucia , St Vincent , and Trinidad . He returned in 1797 to Europe , and ...
39. oldal
... ment Act of that year , the whole aspect of the place has been altered by the formation of two new spacious and nearly level streets ( Union Street and King Street , meet- ing in Castle Street ) , and by the subsequent laying out of ...
... ment Act of that year , the whole aspect of the place has been altered by the formation of two new spacious and nearly level streets ( Union Street and King Street , meet- ing in Castle Street ) , and by the subsequent laying out of ...
76. oldal
... ment more to the fulsome flattery of his odes than his really learned translations of Cicero and Sallust . This company used to meet in Colbert's library in the winter , at his country - house at Sceaux in the summer , generally on ...
... ment more to the fulsome flattery of his odes than his really learned translations of Cicero and Sallust . This company used to meet in Colbert's library in the winter , at his country - house at Sceaux in the summer , generally on ...
82. oldal
... ment , augment ' ; tor'ment , torment ' ; com'ment , comment ' ; con'sort , consort ' ; con'test , contest ' ; con'trast , contrast ' ; di'gest , digest ' ; dis'count , dis- count ' ; in'sult , insult ' , & c .; ( 2. ) an adjective from ...
... ment , augment ' ; tor'ment , torment ' ; com'ment , comment ' ; con'sort , consort ' ; con'test , contest ' ; con'trast , contrast ' ; di'gest , digest ' ; dis'count , dis- count ' ; in'sult , insult ' , & c .; ( 2. ) an adjective from ...
84. oldal
... ment being proposed , approval is expressed by shouting such words as Aye or Agreed . ACCLIMATISATION is the process of adaptation by which animals and plants are gradually rendered capable of surviving and flourishing in countries ...
... ment being proposed , approval is expressed by shouting such words as Aye or Agreed . ACCLIMATISATION is the process of adaptation by which animals and plants are gradually rendered capable of surviving and flourishing in countries ...
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