Encyclopędia 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 19
... took the direction of Paternņ ; but the inhabitants of that town , being alarmed for their safety , took up arms , and put a stop to further operations . In 1811 , the great crater testified , by its violent detonations , that the lava ...
... took the direction of Paternņ ; but the inhabitants of that town , being alarmed for their safety , took up arms , and put a stop to further operations . In 1811 , the great crater testified , by its violent detonations , that the lava ...
Page 25
... took part , drew upon him the displeasure of Frederic , who caused his Akakia , a satire upon Maupertuis , to be burnt in the presence of the writer , and sent him his dismission . Voltaire return ed to the king the chamberlain's key ...
... took part , drew upon him the displeasure of Frederic , who caused his Akakia , a satire upon Maupertuis , to be burnt in the presence of the writer , and sent him his dismission . Voltaire return ed to the king the chamberlain's key ...
Page 33
... took the greatest pains to form a correct Vulgate . The latter pub- lished his edition in 1590 , with anathemas against any who should venture to make changes ; but this edition had scarcely ap- peared , when pope Clement VIII pub ...
... took the greatest pains to form a correct Vulgate . The latter pub- lished his edition in 1590 , with anathemas against any who should venture to make changes ; but this edition had scarcely ap- peared , when pope Clement VIII pub ...
Page 41
... took the holy city without resistance , murdered many sheiks and Mohamme- dans , who persisted in their religious faith , and reinstated , indeed , Abd - Al- Mein , but destroyed all the sacred monu- ments , and carried off immense ...
... took the holy city without resistance , murdered many sheiks and Mohamme- dans , who persisted in their religious faith , and reinstated , indeed , Abd - Al- Mein , but destroyed all the sacred monu- ments , and carried off immense ...
Page 42
... took by surprise . The Persian disturbances were also very favorable to them ; and they found oppor- tunity to form a new union with several Arab tribes . But their daring was not accompanied with prudence . They un- dertook the boldest ...
... took by surprise . The Persian disturbances were also very favorable to them ; and they found oppor- tunity to form a new union with several Arab tribes . But their daring was not accompanied with prudence . They un- dertook the boldest ...
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