Sir Edward Thomason's memoirs during half a centuryLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845 |
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... obverse was Joseph , Mary , and the Child , with appropriate legends in the Spanish language ; and I sent 5,000 medals , ready ringed , adapted for the natives to suspend round their necks . The fleet of ships of war and of merchant ...
... obverse was Joseph , Mary , and the Child , with appropriate legends in the Spanish language ; and I sent 5,000 medals , ready ringed , adapted for the natives to suspend round their necks . The fleet of ships of war and of merchant ...
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... obverse was Peel Castle , on the reverse the nominal value . And I manufactured during this year silver and copper tokens for Wales , Brecon , Gainsborough , and Newcastle - upon - Tyne , and for many different establishments in the ...
... obverse was Peel Castle , on the reverse the nominal value . And I manufactured during this year silver and copper tokens for Wales , Brecon , Gainsborough , and Newcastle - upon - Tyne , and for many different establishments in the ...
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... obverse with the eleva- tion of his different iron furnaces ; and he had used to send a carriage to my establishment every other Friday , during the continuance of the pressing of these , to enable him to satisfy his numerous work ...
... obverse with the eleva- tion of his different iron furnaces ; and he had used to send a carriage to my establishment every other Friday , during the continuance of the pressing of these , to enable him to satisfy his numerous work ...
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... obverse the head of Lord Wellington , and on the reverse the following victories : -Battle of Vimiera , Passage of the Douro , Battle of Talavera , Lines of Torres Vedras , Battle of Albuera , Capture of Badajos , Battle of Salamanca ...
... obverse the head of Lord Wellington , and on the reverse the following victories : -Battle of Vimiera , Passage of the Douro , Battle of Talavera , Lines of Torres Vedras , Battle of Albuera , Capture of Badajos , Battle of Salamanca ...
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... obverse he adopted the likeness of Alfred the Great , with the fol- lowing motto on the legend : - " PIGNORA CERTA PETIS DO PIGNORA CERTA , 1812. " And on the reverse : - " 40 shillings . Berks Token . Standard gold , 6 dwts . 18 On the ...
... obverse he adopted the likeness of Alfred the Great , with the fol- lowing motto on the legend : - " PIGNORA CERTA PETIS DO PIGNORA CERTA , 1812. " And on the reverse : - " 40 shillings . Berks Token . Standard gold , 6 dwts . 18 On the ...
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Page 424 - And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me ; for the earth is filled with violence through them ; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Page 427 - And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
Page 392 - Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Page 416 - Almighty GOD, the giver of all good things, without whose help all labour is ineffectual, and without whose grace all wisdom is folly : grant, I beseech Thee, that in this undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be with-held from me, but that I may promote thy glory, and the salvation of myself and others: grant this, O Lord, for the sake of thy son, JESUS CHRIST. Amen...
Page 418 - These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens...
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Page 419 - And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden ; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food ; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Page 392 - For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
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