Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, &c. Intended to Supersede the Use of Other Books of Reference, Volum 10John Brown, 1816 |
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Side 35
... Germany and Denmark . In thefe atchievements Charles had been guilty of horrid maffacres , for which his only excufe is , the barbarity of the people with whom he had to deal , upon whom no mild measures feemed likely to have had any ...
... Germany and Denmark . In thefe atchievements Charles had been guilty of horrid maffacres , for which his only excufe is , the barbarity of the people with whom he had to deal , upon whom no mild measures feemed likely to have had any ...
Side 36
... Germany . This was the last of Charles's enterprises . journey brought on a return of his diftemper , which was rendered fatal through the treachery of a Jewish phyfician named Zedechias , who admi- niftered poifon to him . He expired ...
... Germany . This was the last of Charles's enterprises . journey brought on a return of his diftemper , which was rendered fatal through the treachery of a Jewish phyfician named Zedechias , who admi- niftered poifon to him . He expired ...
Side 61
... Germany a difmal scene of devaftation . By his impolitic and unjuft revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1685 , with the dragooning the Protef tants that followed it , ( fee DRAGOONING . ) he obliged many to take shelter in England ...
... Germany a difmal scene of devaftation . By his impolitic and unjuft revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1685 , with the dragooning the Protef tants that followed it , ( fee DRAGOONING . ) he obliged many to take shelter in England ...
Side 66
... Germany on the death of the morable by a new inftance of humanity , in abo elector of Bavaria ; and when questioned by the thing for ever the inhuman cuftom of putting tiss English ambasador , Lord Stormont , refpecting question , as it ...
... Germany on the death of the morable by a new inftance of humanity , in abo elector of Bavaria ; and when questioned by the thing for ever the inhuman cuftom of putting tiss English ambasador , Lord Stormont , refpecting question , as it ...
Side 80
... Germany , in Franconia , where the emperors were formerly elected . It is a handfome , ftrong , and rich place , and has a great deal of commerce . Here the golden bull is preferved , which is the original of the fundamen . tal laws of ...
... Germany , in Franconia , where the emperors were formerly elected . It is a handfome , ftrong , and rich place , and has a great deal of commerce . Here the golden bull is preferved , which is the original of the fundamen . tal laws of ...
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Side 150 - For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
Side 352 - If two triangles have two angles of the one equal to two angles of the other, each to each, and one side equal to one side, viz.
Side 127 - That the graves, all gaping wide, Every one lets forth his sprite, In the church-way paths to glide : And we fairies, that do run By the triple Hecate's team, From the presence of the sun, Following darkness like a dream, Now are frolic ; not a mouse Shall disturb this hallow'd house : I am sent with broom before, To sweep the dust behind the door.
Side 184 - Hell is murky. Fie, my lord, fie ! a soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?
Side 349 - The Measure of an angle, is an arc of any circle contained between the two lines which form that angle, the angular point being the centre ; and it is estimated by the number of degrees contained in that arc.
Side 372 - ... and kingdoms from whence they came. There is so little uniformity, that it is difficult to trace any governing principles among them. An aversion to labour is too predominant, owing in part to the relaxing heat of the climate, and partly to the want of the necessity to excite industry.
Side 237 - Though an avenue crossing a park or separating a lawn, and intercepting views from the seat to which it leads, are capital faults, yet a great avenue cut through woods, perhaps before entering a park, has a noble air, and Like footmen running before coaches To tell the inn what Lord approaches, announces the habitation of some man of distinction.
Side 218 - ... that these animals are bona vacantia, and, having no other owner, belong to the king by his prerogative. As therefore the former reason was held to...
Side 87 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Side 348 - A plane rectilineal angle is the inclination of two straight lines to one another, which meet together, but are not in the same straight line.