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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... effect of a disordered state of the phys- ical functions is to disturb the order of the succession of ideas , or to ... effects may be pro- duced by a diseased state of the body it- self , or by violent mental excitements , in- fluencing ...
... effect of a disordered state of the phys- ical functions is to disturb the order of the succession of ideas , or to ... effects may be pro- duced by a diseased state of the body it- self , or by violent mental excitements , in- fluencing ...
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... - poser of such music must have a thor- ough knowledge of voices , and their mu- sical effect , their power , and the peculiari- ties by which the human voice differs so decidedly from VITUS'S DANCE , ST . — VOCAL MUSIC . 11.
... - poser of such music must have a thor- ough knowledge of voices , and their mu- sical effect , their power , and the peculiari- ties by which the human voice differs so decidedly from VITUS'S DANCE , ST . — VOCAL MUSIC . 11.
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... effect on the ear of a listener is so exceedingly different , according to the situation in the mouth where the inter- ruption occurs , and to the manner in which it occurs , that many most distinct modifications thence arise . Thus any ...
... effect on the ear of a listener is so exceedingly different , according to the situation in the mouth where the inter- ruption occurs , and to the manner in which it occurs , that many most distinct modifications thence arise . Thus any ...
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... effect of the sexual functions on the voice is well known ; but the mode in which this effect takes place is not ex- plained . This influence is observable even in birds , which delight us with their amorous melodies at the season of ...
... effect of the sexual functions on the voice is well known ; but the mode in which this effect takes place is not ex- plained . This influence is observable even in birds , which delight us with their amorous melodies at the season of ...
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... effects of the same subterranean process ; but we have preferred to devote to each a separate ar- ticle , as the phenomena on the earth's surface , to which they give rise , are con siderably different . The present article will ...
... effects of the same subterranean process ; but we have preferred to devote to each a separate ar- ticle , as the phenomena on the earth's surface , to which they give rise , are con siderably different . The present article will ...
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