Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, a New Edition; 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 Lea & Blanchard, 1851 |
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... common in madness . The vox clangosa , sounding as if the person was speaking in an empty pot , is , in dangerous diseases , a very seri- ous symptom . The hoarseness , in which the voice is too deep , indicates great dan- ger in ...
... common in madness . The vox clangosa , sounding as if the person was speaking in an empty pot , is , in dangerous diseases , a very seri- ous symptom . The hoarseness , in which the voice is too deep , indicates great dan- ger in ...
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... common era used by Christians , dating from the birth of Christ . ( See Epoch . ) VULGAR FRACTIONS . ( See Fractions . ) VULGATE ; the name of the Latin trans- lation of the Bible , which has , in the Catholic church , official ...
... common era used by Christians , dating from the birth of Christ . ( See Epoch . ) VULGAR FRACTIONS . ( See Fractions . ) VULGATE ; the name of the Latin trans- lation of the Bible , which has , in the Catholic church , official ...
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... common Eu- ropean wagtail ( M. alba ) is a familiar bird , which seems to seek the society of man and domestic animals , and is even seen frequently to rest upon the backs of cat- tle while they are grazing . The vicinity of mills is ...
... common Eu- ropean wagtail ( M. alba ) is a familiar bird , which seems to seek the society of man and domestic animals , and is even seen frequently to rest upon the backs of cat- tle while they are grazing . The vicinity of mills is ...
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... common opinion , it owes its origin and name to Peter Waldus ( Waldo , Vaud ) , a rich citizen of Lyons , although some of their writers derive the appellation Wal- denses from vallé ( valley ) , and call them Vaudois , or dwellers in ...
... common opinion , it owes its origin and name to Peter Waldus ( Waldo , Vaud ) , a rich citizen of Lyons , although some of their writers derive the appellation Wal- denses from vallé ( valley ) , and call them Vaudois , or dwellers in ...
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... common Welsh still re- tain many peculiar superstitions and cus- toms , and , in many parts , their peculiar language The gentry , however , are , at present , educated in England ; and the influence of their example is gradually ...
... common Welsh still re- tain many peculiar superstitions and cus- toms , and , in many parts , their peculiar language The gentry , however , are , at present , educated in England ; and the influence of their example is gradually ...
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