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 |
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Page 15
... remarkable peculiarity is the pearl - fishery in the river Elster ( see Pearl ) , which is sometimes very produc- tive , and has yielded some pearls of much beauty . tation , insipid pleasantries , and far - fetched allusions . VOLATILE ...
... remarkable peculiarity is the pearl - fishery in the river Elster ( see Pearl ) , which is sometimes very produc- tive , and has yielded some pearls of much beauty . tation , insipid pleasantries , and far - fetched allusions . VOLATILE ...
Page 64
... remarkable was the truce of God ( q . v . ) , by which men were forbidden to assail their adversaries dur- ing any of the holy festivals , and also dur- ing the interval between every Wednes- day evening and Monday morning , as ...
... remarkable was the truce of God ( q . v . ) , by which men were forbidden to assail their adversaries dur- ing any of the holy festivals , and also dur- ing the interval between every Wednes- day evening and Monday morning , as ...
Page 102
... remarkable for its extent , which structure renders the animal better adapt- ed for an aquatic life : accordingly , the mink swims and dives with great facility , and can remain under water for a consid- erable length of time . It does ...
... remarkable for its extent , which structure renders the animal better adapt- ed for an aquatic life : accordingly , the mink swims and dives with great facility , and can remain under water for a consid- erable length of time . It does ...
Page 107
... remarkable , the days of the week are generally named after the sun and planets , only six planets having been known to the ancients . This manner of distinguishing a series of seven days is found to be the same among the ancient ...
... remarkable , the days of the week are generally named after the sun and planets , only six planets having been known to the ancients . This manner of distinguishing a series of seven days is found to be the same among the ancient ...
Page 125
... remarkable for his talent for paint- ing , lived at Springfield , began to extend until it reached the ears of Mr. Flower , a justice of Chester , who , having looked at his works , obtained leave from his pa- rents to take him , for a ...
... remarkable for his talent for paint- ing , lived at Springfield , began to extend until it reached the ears of Mr. Flower , a justice of Chester , who , having looked at his works , obtained leave from his pa- rents to take him , for a ...
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