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, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford Carey, Lea & Carey, 1833 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 5
... period , geographi- cally divided into Ostrogoths , who had their seats on the Pontus , and Visigoths , who inhabited Dacia . About the middle of the fourth century , the two nations separated into distinct political bodies . The ...
... period , geographi- cally divided into Ostrogoths , who had their seats on the Pontus , and Visigoths , who inhabited Dacia . About the middle of the fourth century , the two nations separated into distinct political bodies . The ...
Page 7
... period of Christianity , maintained itself in spite of all the efforts of the popes to introduce the Roman liturgy ; and so violent were the disputes to which this gave rise , that an attempt was made to adjust the quarrel by duel and ...
... period of Christianity , maintained itself in spite of all the efforts of the popes to introduce the Roman liturgy ; and so violent were the disputes to which this gave rise , that an attempt was made to adjust the quarrel by duel and ...
Page 14
... period , the " voices " peculiar to him , the bass or ten- or , and in whom the change of voice , as every one knows , is prevented by previ- ous emasculation . But also many other causes , affecting especially the nervous system ...
... period , the " voices " peculiar to him , the bass or ten- or , and in whom the change of voice , as every one knows , is prevented by previ- ous emasculation . But also many other causes , affecting especially the nervous system ...
Page 17
... period , had given passage to re- peated streams of melted lava , sand and scoriæ . The first symptom of the revival of the energies of this volcano was the occurrence of an earthquake , A. D. 63 , which did considerable injury to the ...
... period , had given passage to re- peated streams of melted lava , sand and scoriæ . The first symptom of the revival of the energies of this volcano was the occurrence of an earthquake , A. D. 63 , which did considerable injury to the ...
Page 19
... period of repose ensued , which lasted only until the year 1666 , from which time to the present , there has been a constant series of erup- tions , with rarely an interval of rest ex- ceeding ten years . The modern lavas of Vesuvius ...
... period of repose ensued , which lasted only until the year 1666 , from which time to the present , there has been a constant series of erup- tions , with rarely an interval of rest ex- ceeding ten years . The modern lavas of Vesuvius ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acid afterwards ancient animals appeared appointed army attack Auburn system battle became Belgians Belgium body Bohemia born borough British Brussels called carbonic acid cause celebrated character Charles cholera church color command contains court death died disease distinguished doctor duke Dutch elected emperor employed England English eral father favor feet fever force France Frederic French German Greek Holland inhabitants islands Italy king kingdom labor land language latter London lord Lusatia ment miles minister natural Netherlands Paris person prince prince of Orange principal prisoners produced province Prussian published received reign returned river Roman Rome royal Saxon sent sometimes soon Spain square miles stadtholder Stilicho tained tion took town troops Visigoths vols Voltaire Wahabees West whig whole William wine wool writing