CHAMBERS'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA: A DICTIONARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PEOPLE. IN TEN VOLUMES. VOL. II.1872 |
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... side of the character . A fit of self - abasement and remorse will work the contrary effect . priori , as they are ... side ; but , supposing us to live in a country where the adhesion to that side is criminal , and punished severely ...
... side of the character . A fit of self - abasement and remorse will work the contrary effect . priori , as they are ... side ; but , supposing us to live in a country where the adhesion to that side is criminal , and punished severely ...
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... side of one of them , is 6000 feet above the level of the sea . The rivers are inconsider- able , unless after heavy rains : even the largest of them , the Dusti , after a course of about 1000 miles , has been found to be only 20 inches ...
... side of one of them , is 6000 feet above the level of the sea . The rivers are inconsider- able , unless after heavy rains : even the largest of them , the Dusti , after a course of about 1000 miles , has been found to be only 20 inches ...
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... side of the island , where they are killed and cured for the use of the French navy , and for colonial consumption . Rice is also sold very cheap at Bembatooka . Majunga , on the north side of the bay , is an important town , Bembatooka ...
... side of the island , where they are killed and cured for the use of the French navy , and for colonial consumption . Rice is also sold very cheap at Bembatooka . Majunga , on the north side of the bay , is an important town , Bembatooka ...
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... sides , fluted except on the inner side , which is left smooth for a line of hieroglyphics . They are usually about 16 feet high , and from 3 to 5 feet in diameter at the base . The sides of the caverns are covered with paintings ...
... sides , fluted except on the inner side , which is left smooth for a line of hieroglyphics . They are usually about 16 feet high , and from 3 to 5 feet in diameter at the base . The sides of the caverns are covered with paintings ...
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... side of Loch Tay . This mountain , which is easy of ascent , is rich in specimens of Alpine plants , and a magnificent view is commanded from its summit , which has an elevation of 3945 feet . Ore of titanium is found in the mountain ...
... side of Loch Tay . This mountain , which is easy of ascent , is rich in specimens of Alpine plants , and a magnificent view is commanded from its summit , which has an elevation of 3945 feet . Ore of titanium is found in the mountain ...
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