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... consequence of an order from their majesties the rulers of Spain . They shall find me as obedient to this , as to their other injunctions . By their command I have been confined , and their command alone shall set me at liberty . " He ...
... consequence of an order from their majesties the rulers of Spain . They shall find me as obedient to this , as to their other injunctions . By their command I have been confined , and their command alone shall set me at liberty . " He ...
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... consequence of the changes which have taken place on their condi◅ tion . It is opposed to the lex scripta , or written law of a country , not because it cannot absolutely be said to be unwritten itself , but because , unlike the edicts ...
... consequence of the changes which have taken place on their condi◅ tion . It is opposed to the lex scripta , or written law of a country , not because it cannot absolutely be said to be unwritten itself , but because , unlike the edicts ...
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... consequence is a succession of checks , by these improved arrange- ments , to the mismanagement which is inseparable from a public board , so long as the conduct of affairs remains discretionary . At the same time , the posses- sion of ...
... consequence is a succession of checks , by these improved arrange- ments , to the mismanagement which is inseparable from a public board , so long as the conduct of affairs remains discretionary . At the same time , the posses- sion of ...
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... consequence of his situation on the sea - coast , he has had excellent opportunities of exami- ning the animals of shells , which he has embraced . Two parts of his work appeared in 1803 , and a supplement was published in 1808. The ...
... consequence of his situation on the sea - coast , he has had excellent opportunities of exami- ning the animals of shells , which he has embraced . Two parts of his work appeared in 1803 , and a supplement was published in 1808. The ...
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... consequence of this shape of the whorls , the shell is broader than it is long . The mouth is entire , and of a roundish form . The common garden slug ( Helix as- persa ) may be considered as the type of the family . At present we shall ...
... consequence of this shape of the whorls , the shell is broader than it is long . The mouth is entire , and of a roundish form . The common garden slug ( Helix as- persa ) may be considered as the type of the family . At present we shall ...
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ancient angles animals antennæ apex appear beak bisected Bivalves body whorl BOTANY breadth Brit called Captain Cook church climate coast Colchi colour comma common complexion conchology conic conic section contained Corfu Cork corn corn laws Cornwall Corsica Cossacks cotton Courland court crane Crimea Croatia cromlech Crustacea curve cylinder diameter directrix draw drawn ellipse England equal export extremity feet focus genus genus of plants glossy half an inch hinge hyperbola inhabitants island king labour land Laskey length longitudinal margin meet ment Montagu mouth nature nearly ordinate outer lip parabola parallel perpendicular pillar principal produced PROP quarter ratio rectangle rollers round Scotland Shell shores side smooth species spindles spinning spires straight line striæ striated tangent teeth Test tion town transverse axis triangles Univalves valve vertex volutions whole whorls Zool
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Страница 131 - Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart. Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice; Nay, quickly speak to me, and let me hear Thy voice — my own affrights me with its echoes.
Страница 118 - God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father, By whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary And was made man; And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
Страница 304 - Scripture, or the sermons of some faithful preacher of those holy mysteries ; at eleven we attend divine service, which is performed here twice every day ; and from twelve to three we separate and amuse ourselves as we please. During that interval I either read in my own apartment, or walk, or ride, or work in the garden. We seldom sit an hour after dinner, but, if the weather permits, adjourn to the garden, where with Mrs. Unwin and her son I have generally the pleasure of religious conversation...
Страница 356 - And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
Страница 337 - It is a melancholy truth, that, among the variety of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no less than a hundred and sixty have been declared, by act of parliament, to be felonies without benefit of clergy ; or, in other words, to be worthy of instant death.
Страница 304 - I hope, are the best and most musical performers. After tea we sally forth to walk in good earnest. Mrs Unwin is a good walker, and we have generally travelled about four miles before we see home again.' When the days are short, we make this excursion in the former, part of the day, between church-time and dinner.
Страница 118 - Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and the sea and all things that are in them ; and in one Christ Jesus the Son of God, who became incarnate for our salvation ; and in the Holy Spirit who...
Страница 256 - He, whom the mind alone can perceive, whose essence eludes the external organs, who has no visible parts, who exists from eternity, even he, the soul of all beings, whom no being can comprehend, shone forth in person.
Страница 49 - The same is the case in the West Indies. Long, in his history of Jamaica, expressly affirms ' that the children born in England have not, in general, lovelier or more transparent skins than the offspring of white parents in Jamaica.' But it may be urged that this is not the case with respect to the other nations of the Caucasian variety, who have been settled in warm climates from time immemorial, and that the question ought to be decided by the Moors, Arabians, &c. Their children, however, are also...
Страница 184 - Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things ; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.