The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Part 2, Volume 19Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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Page 397
... honor , upon which our ancient historians expatiate very largely ; and inform us that , along with these troops , Achaius sent two learned clerks , John and Cle- ment , who gave the Parisians their first taste for learning , and laid ...
... honor , upon which our ancient historians expatiate very largely ; and inform us that , along with these troops , Achaius sent two learned clerks , John and Cle- ment , who gave the Parisians their first taste for learning , and laid ...
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... honors of the realm of Scotland ; to which Edward agreed . These deputies met at Salisbury with those of England and Norway ; and it was at last agreed , 1. That the young queen should be sent from Norway ( free of all marriage ...
... honors of the realm of Scotland ; to which Edward agreed . These deputies met at Salisbury with those of England and Norway ; and it was at last agreed , 1. That the young queen should be sent from Norway ( free of all marriage ...
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... honor of the glorious Confessor St Cuthbert , ' he gave to the monks of Durham an annual pen- sion of £ 40 , payable out of the revenues of Scot- land . At last , having settled every thing , as he thought , in tranquillity , he ...
... honor of the glorious Confessor St Cuthbert , ' he gave to the monks of Durham an annual pen- sion of £ 40 , payable out of the revenues of Scot- land . At last , having settled every thing , as he thought , in tranquillity , he ...
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... honor of knighthood , either by heritage or estate , should repair to Westminster to receive all mi- litary ornaments , their horses excepted , from his royal wardrobe . As the prince of Wales came under this denomination , he was the ...
... honor of knighthood , either by heritage or estate , should repair to Westminster to receive all mi- litary ornaments , their horses excepted , from his royal wardrobe . As the prince of Wales came under this denomination , he was the ...
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... honor and emoluments which we have procured through the sufferance of our lord the king , and by the powerful and acceptable aid which we have received from his good subjects . ' He also proffered to marry the princess Johanna , whom he ...
... honor and emoluments which we have procured through the sufferance of our lord the king , and by the powerful and acceptable aid which we have received from his good subjects . ' He also proffered to marry the princess Johanna , whom he ...
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Page 635 - But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of me : And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
Page 677 - And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
Page 594 - I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen : but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. 19 Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
Page 743 - Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff : you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search.
Page 596 - Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer ; For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Page 628 - Matthew then, among the Jews, wrote a Gospel in their own language, while Peter and Paul were preaching the Gospel at Rome, and founding a church there : and after their exit...
Page 582 - Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow : Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main.
Page 594 - Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
Page 604 - And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
Page 603 - We entertain a suspicion concerning any matter of fact when the witnesses contradict each other, when they are but few or of a doubtful character, when they have an interest in what they affirm, when they deliver their testimony with hesitation, or, on the contrary, with too violent asseverations. There are many other particulars of the same kind which may diminish or destroy the force of any argument derived from human testimony.