Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Band 2W. & R. Chambers, 1868 |
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... principal instrument used . In the Campine , the care of bees is very productive , and the cultivation of the silk- worm is encouraged . There are valuable fisheries on the coast , which employ about 200 boats . B. is famous for its ...
... principal instrument used . In the Campine , the care of bees is very productive , and the cultivation of the silk- worm is encouraged . There are valuable fisheries on the coast , which employ about 200 boats . B. is famous for its ...
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... principal towns where Catholics were returned , only small majorities appeared . Meantime , however , commerce progressed under a wise and liberal policy . In July 1845 , the liberal Van de Weyer , at the head of a new administration ...
... principal towns where Catholics were returned , only small majorities appeared . Meantime , however , commerce progressed under a wise and liberal policy . In July 1845 , the liberal Van de Weyer , at the head of a new administration ...
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... principal works are - Commentaries on the Laws of Scotland , and on the Principles of Mercantile Jurisprudence ( Edin . 1810 , 4to ; 5th ed . 1826 , 2 vols . 4to ) ; Principles of the Law of Scotland ( Edin . 1829 , 8vo ; 4th ed . 1839 ...
... principal works are - Commentaries on the Laws of Scotland , and on the Principles of Mercantile Jurisprudence ( Edin . 1810 , 4to ; 5th ed . 1826 , 2 vols . 4to ) ; Principles of the Law of Scotland ( Edin . 1829 , 8vo ; 4th ed . 1839 ...
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... principal contributor to , The Zoological Journal , of which five volumes were published ; also one of the members of the Zoological Club of the Linnean Society , afterwards incorpor- ated with the Zoological Society . Elected in 1828 a ...
... principal contributor to , The Zoological Journal , of which five volumes were published ; also one of the members of the Zoological Club of the Linnean Society , afterwards incorpor- ated with the Zoological Society . Elected in 1828 a ...
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... principal mountains of Scotland - as Ben Ledi , Ben Lomond , Ben Nevis , & c . It is essentially the same word as the Welsh Pen , the primary signification of which is ' head , ' and hence it may be considered as equivalent to mountain ...
... principal mountains of Scotland - as Ben Ledi , Ben Lomond , Ben Nevis , & c . It is essentially the same word as the Welsh Pen , the primary signification of which is ' head , ' and hence it may be considered as equivalent to mountain ...
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Seite 103 - ... shall have transferred to and vested in him all rights of suit, and be subject to the same liabilities in respect of such goods as if the contract contained in the bill of lading had been made with himself.
Seite 344 - Chemistry, Meteorology, and the Function of Digestion, considered with Reference to Natural Theology, by William Prout, MD (Lond.
Seite 125 - The form of government at first established by the apostles was, that the laity or people should be subject to a college of ecclesiastical persons appointed for that purpose in every city. These, in their writings, they term sometimes ' presbyters,' sometimes ' bishops.' Thus St Paul to the elders at Ephesus says : ' Take heed to the flock over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers
Seite 21 - In 1836 he was elected professor of surgery in the university of Edinburgh. He was a fellow of the royal societies of London and Edinburgh, and a member of some other learned bodies.
Seite 343 - On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as manifested in the Creation ; illustrating such work by all reasonable arguments, as for instance the variety and formation of God's creatures in the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms ; the effect of digestion, and thereby of conversion ; the construction of the hand of man, and an infinite variety of other arguments ; as also by discoveries ancient and modern, in arts, sciences, and the whole extent of literature.
Seite 353 - ... the sole supreme government, command and disposition of the militia and of all forces by sea and land and of all forts and places of strength is and by the laws of England ever was the undoubted right of his Majesty and his royal predecessors, kings and queens of England, and that both or either of the Houses of Parliament cannot nor ought to pretend to the same...
Seite 126 - Holy Scripture and ancient authors, that from the Apostles' time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church ; Bishops, Priests, and Deacons.
Seite 40 - That levying money for or to the use of the crown, by pretence of prerogative, without grant of parliament, for longer time, or in other manner, than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal.
Seite 177 - Scrubbed till it shone, the day to grace, Bore then upon its massive board No mark to part the squire and lord. Then was brought in the lusty brawn, By old blue-coated serving-man; Then the grim boar's head frowned on high, Crested with bays and rosemary. Well can the green-garbed ranger tell, How, when, and where, the monster fell: What dogs before his death he tore, And all the baiting of the boar.
Seite 97 - ... to be living within that time ; or shall extend to any person, who, at the time of such second marriage, shall have been divorced from the bond of the first marriage ; or to any person, whose former marriage shall have been declared void by the sentence of any court of competent jurisdiction.