Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People, Volume 2W. and R. Chambers, 1876 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... usually ascribed to Paulinus , Bishop of Nola in Campania ( 400 A. D. ) ; but there is no evidence of their existence for a century later . That they were first made in Campania , is inferred from the name given to them - campana ...
... usually ascribed to Paulinus , Bishop of Nola in Campania ( 400 A. D. ) ; but there is no evidence of their existence for a century later . That they were first made in Campania , is inferred from the name given to them - campana ...
Page 11
... usually accompanies the striking of the hours , half - hours , and quarters ; while the playing of tunes comes in as a special divertisement . In some instances , these tune- playing bells are sounded by means of a cylinder , on the ...
... usually accompanies the striking of the hours , half - hours , and quarters ; while the playing of tunes comes in as a special divertisement . In some instances , these tune- playing bells are sounded by means of a cylinder , on the ...
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... usually of four hours ' duration each ; and each half - hour is marked by striking on a bell . The number of strokes depends , not on the hour , according to ordinary reckon- ing , but on the number of half - hours which have elapsed in ...
... usually of four hours ' duration each ; and each half - hour is marked by striking on a bell . The number of strokes depends , not on the hour , according to ordinary reckon- ing , but on the number of half - hours which have elapsed in ...
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... usually about fourteen , but advances on private mortgage or repay- able at the borrower's convenience are becoming more frequent every year . In fact , the almost limitless adaptibility of the building society system has only been ...
... usually about fourteen , but advances on private mortgage or repay- able at the borrower's convenience are becoming more frequent every year . In fact , the almost limitless adaptibility of the building society system has only been ...
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... usually about 16 feet high , and from 3 to 5 feet in diameter at the base . The sides of the caverns are covered with paintings representing the industrial pursuits , sports , pastimes , & c . , of the ancient Egyptians . The paint ...
... usually about 16 feet high , and from 3 to 5 feet in diameter at the base . The sides of the caverns are covered with paintings representing the industrial pursuits , sports , pastimes , & c . , of the ancient Egyptians . The paint ...
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Page 95 - ... 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.
Page 89 - Majesty, or to any person marrying a second time whose husband or wife shall have been continually absent from such person for the space of seven years then last past, and shall not have been known by such person to be living within that time...
Page 32 - 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.
Page 13 - He was a fellow of the royal societies of London and Edinburgh, and a member of some other learned bodies.
Page 88 - That if any person, being married, shall marry any other person during the life of the former husband or wife,' whether the second marriage shall have taken place in England or elsewhere, every such offender, and every person counselling aiding or abetting such offender, shall be guilty of felony...
Page 345 - 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.
Page 118 - 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.
Page 45 - These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Page 115 - Scotland, shall conceal her being with child during the whole period of her pregnancy, and shall not call for and make use of help or assistance in the birth, and if the child be found dead or be amissing, the mother being lawfully convicted thereof, shall be imprisoned for a period not exceeding two years, in such common gaol or prison as the Court before which she is tried shall direct or appoint.
Page 94 - ... no acceptance of any bill of exchange, whether inland or foreign, made after the 31st day of December, 1856, shall be sufficient to bind or charge any person, unless the same be in writing on such bill, or if there be more than one part of such bill on one of the said parts, and signed by the acceptor or some person duly authorised by him...