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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... considerable ruins of which remain . ABBEY - LUBBER , n . s . See LUBBER . A slothful loiterer in a religious house , under pre- tence of retirement and authority . This is no father Dominic ; no huge overgrown abbey - lubber ; this is ...
... considerable ruins of which remain . ABBEY - LUBBER , n . s . See LUBBER . A slothful loiterer in a religious house , under pre- tence of retirement and authority . This is no father Dominic ; no huge overgrown abbey - lubber ; this is ...
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... considerable quantities , and in Lesley parish a beautiful green and variegated amian- thus , of which snuff boxes and ornamental arti- cles are made . Some of the mountains ( as in the district of Marr ) retain evident proofs of ...
... considerable quantities , and in Lesley parish a beautiful green and variegated amian- thus , of which snuff boxes and ornamental arti- cles are made . Some of the mountains ( as in the district of Marr ) retain evident proofs of ...
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... considerable fishing of herrings , cod , and whitings . The government of the town is vested in a mayor , recorder , and common - council . The church is a gothic building , but only a curacy ; the houses are principally built of black ...
... considerable fishing of herrings , cod , and whitings . The government of the town is vested in a mayor , recorder , and common - council . The church is a gothic building , but only a curacy ; the houses are principally built of black ...
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... considerable malting town . ABIPONIANS , a decayed tribe of S. Ame- rican Indians , inhabiting the banks of the Plata . The whole nation does not exceed 5000 in num- ber . They are naturally fair ; but , by exposure to the air and smoke ...
... considerable malting town . ABIPONIANS , a decayed tribe of S. Ame- rican Indians , inhabiting the banks of the Plata . The whole nation does not exceed 5000 in num- ber . They are naturally fair ; but , by exposure to the air and smoke ...
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... considerable altitude , enjoying a favourable climate . It is remarkable for the salt plain in its vicinity , also for the strength of its eastern frontier , near the Taltal . 3. Enderta , a mountainous province S. of Agamè , is ...
... considerable altitude , enjoying a favourable climate . It is remarkable for the salt plain in its vicinity , also for the strength of its eastern frontier , near the Taltal . 3. Enderta , a mountainous province S. of Agamè , is ...
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