Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography. A New Ed.; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the 7th Ed. of the German Conversations-lexicon, Volume 13Francis Lieber Bazin and Ellsworth, 1859 |
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... latter , those occasion- ed by the presence of some external ob- ject , under such circumstances as to de- ceive the senses . Thus , in regard to the first , it may be remarked that , in conse- quence of an extraordinary impression upon ...
... latter , those occasion- ed by the presence of some external ob- ject , under such circumstances as to de- ceive the senses . Thus , in regard to the first , it may be remarked that , in conse- quence of an extraordinary impression upon ...
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... latter sent to the principal clergyman of St. Sulpice , to induce him to beg Voltaire to submit to the ceremony which Catholic Christians undergo on leaving the world . The circumstances of the case have been related differently ; but ...
... latter sent to the principal clergyman of St. Sulpice , to induce him to beg Voltaire to submit to the ceremony which Catholic Christians undergo on leaving the world . The circumstances of the case have been related differently ; but ...
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... latter has since been published . Dupont has lately pub- lished edition of Voltaire's works , in 70 volumes . A tolerably complete , but per . haps not entirely impartial review of the numerous literary contests of Voltaire , is given ...
... latter has since been published . Dupont has lately pub- lished edition of Voltaire's works , in 70 volumes . A tolerably complete , but per . haps not entirely impartial review of the numerous literary contests of Voltaire , is given ...
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... latter , however , does by no means always indicate nobility . There are a few cases , also , in Germany , in which von precedes the name of a commoner . The origin of this signification of von was , probably , that the early noblemen ...
... latter , however , does by no means always indicate nobility . There are a few cases , also , in Germany , in which von precedes the name of a commoner . The origin of this signification of von was , probably , that the early noblemen ...
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... latter capital he acquired great distinction . He remained in Italy fourteen years , when he was sent for by Louis XIII , to work in his palaces , and furnished some of the apartments of the Louvre , the palace of Luxembourg , and the ...
... latter capital he acquired great distinction . He remained in Italy fourteen years , when he was sent for by Louis XIII , to work in his palaces , and furnished some of the apartments of the Louvre , the palace of Luxembourg , and the ...
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