Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Volume 3, Part 1Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... person than another ; nay , by the fame perfon at different times . All these anomalies M. de Luc of Geneva undertook to account for , and to remove ; and in this undertaking he per- fitted with incredible patience for 20 years . The re ...
... person than another ; nay , by the fame perfon at different times . All these anomalies M. de Luc of Geneva undertook to account for , and to remove ; and in this undertaking he per- fitted with incredible patience for 20 years . The re ...
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... person ; so that a wife cannot be witnefs for or against her husband , nor he for or a- gainft his wife , except in cafes of high treason . BARON and Feme , in heraldry , is when the coats of arms of a man and his wife are borne par ...
... person ; so that a wife cannot be witnefs for or against her husband , nor he for or a- gainft his wife , except in cafes of high treason . BARON and Feme , in heraldry , is when the coats of arms of a man and his wife are borne par ...
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... person to af- fift her with a theorbo or viol , one of which is necef- fary to make her finging complete ; for the plays per- fectly well herself on both these inftruments . In fhort , I have had the good fortune to hear her fing ...
... person to af- fift her with a theorbo or viol , one of which is necef- fary to make her finging complete ; for the plays per- fectly well herself on both these inftruments . In fhort , I have had the good fortune to hear her fing ...
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... person who died was placed erect , and earth that when another died , a narrow paffage was dug to put about him , fo as to cover and fupport him ; the first , the fecond reclined against him , and the cover of earth replaced , and fo on ...
... person who died was placed erect , and earth that when another died , a narrow paffage was dug to put about him , fo as to cover and fupport him ; the first , the fecond reclined against him , and the cover of earth replaced , and fo on ...
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... person who gave you oc- cafion of writing to me : for I am very glad to know you . You exprefs fo much respect and affection for me , that I pardon you fincerely ; and I would have you know , that nothing gave me offence but that re ...
... person who gave you oc- cafion of writing to me : for I am very glad to know you . You exprefs fo much respect and affection for me , that I pardon you fincerely ; and I would have you know , that nothing gave me offence but that re ...
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Page 286 - Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of Nature's works to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out.
Page 151 - And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
Page 286 - And buried; but, O yet more miserable! Myself my sepulchre, a moving grave; Buried, yet not exempt, By privilege of death and burial, From worst of other evils, pains and wrongs ; But made hereby obnoxious more To all the miseries of life, Life in captivity Among inhuman foes.
Page 160 - Perthshire in the year 1769, tells us that " on the first of May, the herdsmen of every village hold their Bel-tien, a rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench on the ground, leaving the turf in the middle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal and milk ; and bring besides the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer and whisky ; for each of the company must contribute something.
Page 286 - Those other two equalled with me in fate, So were I equalled with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Maeonides, And Tiresias and Phineus, prophets old. Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note.
Page 227 - This petition (when founded on facts that may be in their nature disputed) is referred to a committee of members, who examine the matter alleged, and accordingly report it to the house ; and then (or otherwise, upon the mere petition) leave is given to bring in the bill. In public matters the bill is brought in upon motion made to the house, without any petition at all. Formerly, all bills were drawn in the form of petitions...
Page 287 - Exult, then, O sun, in the strength of thy youth ! Age is dark and unlovely ; it is like the glimmering light of the moon when it shines through broken clouds, and the mist is on the hills : the blast of the north is on the plain ; the traveller shrinks in the midst of his journey.
Page 286 - Let there be light, and light was over all; Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree? The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night Hid in her vacant interlunar cave.
Page 21 - ... 6. In fair weather, when the mercury falls much and low, and thus continues for two or three days before the rain comes, then expect a great deal of wet, and probably high winds.
Page 341 - Being once asked by a friend, who had often admired his patience under great provocations, whether he knew what it was to be angry, and by what means he had so entirely suppressed that impetuous and ungovernable passion? he answered, with the utmost frankness and sincerity, that he was naturally quick of resentment, but that he had by daily prayer and meditation, at length attained to this mastery over himself.