Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and sciences, compiled by a society of gentlemen in Scotland [ed. by W. Smellie]. Suppl. to the 3rd. ed., by G. Gleig, Том 5 |
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... thing ; and he folves this , by obferving , that their burning- glaffes being spheres , either folid or full of ... things are noted of it in the Acta Eruditorum . 1. Green wood takes fire inftantaneously , fo as a ftrong wind cannot ...
... thing ; and he folves this , by obferving , that their burning- glaffes being spheres , either folid or full of ... things are noted of it in the Acta Eruditorum . 1. Green wood takes fire inftantaneously , fo as a ftrong wind cannot ...
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... thing belonging to Scot- land , purely because it was Scotilh , gladly joined the cry ; those who had hearts and ... things fa- cred , fufficient to captivate their fancies ; even for the pious he had paffages in which the infpired ...
... thing belonging to Scot- land , purely because it was Scotilh , gladly joined the cry ; those who had hearts and ... things fa- cred , fufficient to captivate their fancies ; even for the pious he had paffages in which the infpired ...
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... thing laborious could be conceived oft God ) than a delegation of angels upon every turn from heaven , and feems in the main to illuftrate rather than debafe the glory of his nature and existence . But how- ever this be , it is plain ...
... thing laborious could be conceived oft God ) than a delegation of angels upon every turn from heaven , and feems in the main to illuftrate rather than debafe the glory of his nature and existence . But how- ever this be , it is plain ...
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... thing like want , nor did he die in debt . Mr Granger obferves , that Butler " ftands without rival in burlesque poetry . His Hudibras ( fays he ) is in its kind , almolt as great an effort of genius , as the Paradife Loft itfelf . It ...
... thing like want , nor did he die in debt . Mr Granger obferves , that Butler " ftands without rival in burlesque poetry . His Hudibras ( fays he ) is in its kind , almolt as great an effort of genius , as the Paradife Loft itfelf . It ...
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... thing for a certain price . Buying ftands oppofed to felling , and differs from borrowing or hiring , as in the former the property of the thing is alienated for perpetuity , which in the lat- ter it is not . By the civil law , perfons ...
... thing for a certain price . Buying ftands oppofed to felling , and differs from borrowing or hiring , as in the former the property of the thing is alienated for perpetuity , which in the lat- ter it is not . By the civil law , perfons ...
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