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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... sounds of his voice . Vittoria , on receiving intelli- gence of the new state of things , descended to the low country , and immediately found himself at the head of a body of repub- lican troops , attracted by his old reputa- tion . He ...
... sounds of his voice . Vittoria , on receiving intelli- gence of the new state of things , descended to the low country , and immediately found himself at the head of a body of repub- lican troops , attracted by his old reputa- tion . He ...
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... sounds . The mammalia possess but one larynx ; and with them the sound is formed by a strong expiration , whilst the ligaments of the glottis ( according to the opinion of Ferrein ) vibrate like the strings of an instrument , and ...
... sounds . The mammalia possess but one larynx ; and with them the sound is formed by a strong expiration , whilst the ligaments of the glottis ( according to the opinion of Ferrein ) vibrate like the strings of an instrument , and ...
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... sound , and closed to conclude the vowel sounds ; and this mode of opening or closing gives rise to that which we call a consonant . The circumstance that consonants cannot be pronounced without the aid of vowels , shows , that the ...
... sound , and closed to conclude the vowel sounds ; and this mode of opening or closing gives rise to that which we call a consonant . The circumstance that consonants cannot be pronounced without the aid of vowels , shows , that the ...
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... sounds ; whilst natural defects or dis- eases in those organs ( for instance , narrow- ness of the chest , weak lungs ) give rise to imperfections in the voice . As weakness of lungs necessarily affects the voice , so fre- quent singing ...
... sounds ; whilst natural defects or dis- eases in those organs ( for instance , narrow- ness of the chest , weak lungs ) give rise to imperfections in the voice . As weakness of lungs necessarily affects the voice , so fre- quent singing ...
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... sounds travel almost to indefinite distances through the air . Shocks of this kind have been felt in England , Scotland , Northern France and Germany , particularly during the Lisbon earthquake . We shall now give some account of a few ...
... sounds travel almost to indefinite distances through the air . Shocks of this kind have been felt in England , Scotland , Northern France and Germany , particularly during the Lisbon earthquake . We shall now give some account of a few ...
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