Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics, and Biography, Brought Down to the Present Time; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations-lexicon, Volume 13Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth Desilver, Thomas, & Company, 1835 |
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Page 10
... took 151 cannons , and 400 wagons with mili- tary stores , and the military chest . Their booty was immense . General Clauzel arrived the day after the battle , with two divisions , at Vittoria , and , with great skill , retreated ...
... took 151 cannons , and 400 wagons with mili- tary stores , and the military chest . Their booty was immense . General Clauzel arrived the day after the battle , with two divisions , at Vittoria , and , with great skill , retreated ...
Page 19
... took the direction of Paternò ; but the inhabitants of that town , being alarmed for their safety , took up arms , and put a stop to further operations . In 1811 , the great crater testified , by its violent detonations , that the lava ...
... took the direction of Paternò ; but the inhabitants of that town , being alarmed for their safety , took up arms , and put a stop to further operations . In 1811 , the great crater testified , by its violent detonations , that the lava ...
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... took place at Paris , in 1820. Be- sides the works already mentioned , he published Simplification des Langues Orientales , ou Methode nouvelle et facile d'apprendre les Langues Arabe , Persane et Turque , avec les Caractères Européens ...
... took place at Paris , in 1820. Be- sides the works already mentioned , he published Simplification des Langues Orientales , ou Methode nouvelle et facile d'apprendre les Langues Arabe , Persane et Turque , avec les Caractères Européens ...
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... took part , drew upon him the displeasure of Frederic , who caused his Akakia , a satire upon Maupertuis , to be burnt in the presence of the writer , and sent him his dismission . Voltaire return- ed to the king the chamberlain's key ...
... took part , drew upon him the displeasure of Frederic , who caused his Akakia , a satire upon Maupertuis , to be burnt in the presence of the writer , and sent him his dismission . Voltaire return- ed to the king the chamberlain's key ...
Page 26
... took without the advice of his physician , is thought to have has- tened his death . When his tenants heard of his sickness , they wished to go to Par- is , and carry him , in a litter , to Ferney . He resided in Paris with the marquis ...
... took without the advice of his physician , is thought to have has- tened his death . When his tenants heard of his sickness , they wished to go to Par- is , and carry him , in a litter , to Ferney . He resided in Paris with the marquis ...
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