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... author of the " Henriade " had dazzled it with his presence , it had been on the look - out for illustrious personalities , and welcomed all foreigners who showed any promise of literary dis- tinction . What with her pretensions to be a ...
... author of the " Henriade " had dazzled it with his presence , it had been on the look - out for illustrious personalities , and welcomed all foreigners who showed any promise of literary dis- tinction . What with her pretensions to be a ...
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... author of the Petréide and the foe of the Encyclopædists , he en- joyed during his life a celebrity which posterity has not confirmed . He was the originator of the un- happy style of writing in which Madame Necker so delighted that she ...
... author of the Petréide and the foe of the Encyclopædists , he en- joyed during his life a celebrity which posterity has not confirmed . He was the originator of the un- happy style of writing in which Madame Necker so delighted that she ...
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... author's style . She was transported with joy and triumph , and pro- bably understood her father's achievements better than two - thirds of the people who applauded them . For she was endowed with a marvellous quickness and com ...
... author's style . She was transported with joy and triumph , and pro- bably understood her father's achievements better than two - thirds of the people who applauded them . For she was endowed with a marvellous quickness and com ...
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... author of Corinne on learning the stories which con- nected the latter's name with Narbonne . Mrs. Phillips herself was much more indulgent , and Madame de Staël appears to have felt a grateful liking for her ; but it is evident that ...
... author of Corinne on learning the stories which con- nected the latter's name with Narbonne . Mrs. Phillips herself was much more indulgent , and Madame de Staël appears to have felt a grateful liking for her ; but it is evident that ...
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... author distilled into every line the hoarded bitterness of his soul against the Jacobins . Barras flaunted his cynical sensuality and shameless waste in the face of a bankrupt society ; and austere revolutionaries , beguiled into the ...
... author distilled into every line the hoarded bitterness of his soul against the Jacobins . Barras flaunted his cynical sensuality and shameless waste in the face of a bankrupt society ; and austere revolutionaries , beguiled into the ...
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Seite 1 - ... high, 6s. ; or, on cloth, in case, 8s. Map of the World ; On Mercator's Projection, showing the Tracts of the Early Navigators, the Currents of the Ocean, the Principal Lines of great Circle Sailing, and the most recent discoveries. On four sheets — size, 6ft.
Seite 1 - On four sheets — size, 6ft. 2 in. wide ; 4 ft. 3 in. high, £2 ; on cloth, in a case, £2 10s ; or, with rollers, and varnished, £3. Handbook of Reference to the Maps of India. Giving the Latitude and Longitude of places of note.
Seite 4 - The Stupa of Bharhut. A Buddhist Monument. Ornamented with numerous Sculptures illustrative of Buddhist Legend and History in the Third Century BC By ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM, CSI, CIE, Major-General, Royal Engineers (Bengal Retired) ; Director-General Archaeological Survey of India.
Seite 5 - Works on the East.— And Notices of all affairs connected with India and the Services. Throughout the Paper one uniform system of arrangement prevails, and at the conclusion of each year an INDEX is furnished, to enable Subscribers to bind up the Volume, which forms a complete ASIATIC ANNUAL REGISTER AND LIBRARY OF REFERENCE. LONDON: WM.
Seite 21 - Principles and Precedents, together with the Decisions of the Privy Council and High Courts of the Presidencies in India. For the use of Schools and Students. By STANDISH GROVE GRADY, Barrister-at-Law, Reader of Hindoo, Mahommedan, and Indian Law to the Inns of Court.
Seite 9 - Quadrant und to Five Places of Decimals. Together with a Table of the lengths of each Degree of Latitude and corresponding Degree of Longitude from the Equator to the Poles ; with other Tables useful to the Surveyor and Engineer.
Seite 19 - II. — The China Sea, with the Ports of Java, Australia and Japan and the Indian Archipelago Harbours, as well as those of New Zealand. Illustrated with Charts of the Winds, Currents, Passages, &c.
Seite 25 - Illustrated Horse Doctor. Being an Accurate and Detailed Account, accompanied by more than 400 Pictorial Representations, characteristic of the various Diseases to which the Equine Race are subjected ; together with the latest Mode of Treatment, and all the requisite Prescriptions written in Plain English By EDWARD MAYHEW, MRCVS 8vo.
Seite 16 - Hall's Trigonometry. The Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry. With an Appendix, containing the solution of the Problems in Nautical Astronomy. For the use of Schools. By the REV. TG HALL, MA, Professor of Mathematics in King's College, London.
Seite 7 - Crown 8vo. 12s. 6d. Catechism of Shorthand ; being a Critical Examination of the various Styles, with special reference to the question, Which is the best English System of Shorthand...