A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics: Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge : Illustrated by Numerous Engravings, a General Atlas, and Appropriate Diagrams, Band 1Thomas Curtis Thomas Tegg, 1829 |
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... rise , rouse , wake . A , with the addition of the two Latin words per se , meaning by itself , is used by our elder writers to denote a nonesuch . It may have been adopted from the custom of the child's school , in which every letter ...
... rise , rouse , wake . A , with the addition of the two Latin words per se , meaning by itself , is used by our elder writers to denote a nonesuch . It may have been adopted from the custom of the child's school , in which every letter ...
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... rise to the statutes against gifts in mortmaine , which prohibited donations to these religious houses : and Lord Coke tells us , that several lords , at their creation , had a clause in their grant , that the donor might give or sell ...
... rise to the statutes against gifts in mortmaine , which prohibited donations to these religious houses : and Lord Coke tells us , that several lords , at their creation , had a clause in their grant , that the donor might give or sell ...
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... rise here 15 feet , ships of two hundred tons can come , and of 80 at neap tides ; but they must lie dry at low water . The port is of great antiquity : there is an agreement yet extant , between the abbot and the burghers of ...
... rise here 15 feet , ships of two hundred tons can come , and of 80 at neap tides ; but they must lie dry at low water . The port is of great antiquity : there is an agreement yet extant , between the abbot and the burghers of ...
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... rise . It is remarkable for its fine lakes and nu- merous streams , and the marked direction taken by the Grampians through the lower part of it ; as well as for producing a great variety of rare plants , and excellent pasturage . The ...
... rise . It is remarkable for its fine lakes and nu- merous streams , and the marked direction taken by the Grampians through the lower part of it ; as well as for producing a great variety of rare plants , and excellent pasturage . The ...
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... rise from ; ABORATION , to arise out of season ; ABORSEMENT , to bring forth premature- ABOR'TIVE , ly , or before the time ; to ABOR'TIVELY , miscarry ; to fail in bring- ABORT MENT , ing to perfection . Of these words abortion and ...
... rise from ; ABORATION , to arise out of season ; ABORSEMENT , to bring forth premature- ABOR'TIVE , ly , or before the time ; to ABOR'TIVELY , miscarry ; to fail in bring- ABORT MENT , ing to perfection . Of these words abortion and ...
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