The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Volume 9George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana Appleton, 1874 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... present day is a perfect model of • English Fox Hound . a hunting dog , and is a carefully bred cross between the bloodhound and the greyhound , probably with the intermixture of the southern English and perhaps other hounds ; exactly ...
... present day is a perfect model of • English Fox Hound . a hunting dog , and is a carefully bred cross between the bloodhound and the greyhound , probably with the intermixture of the southern English and perhaps other hounds ; exactly ...
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... present measure . Hours thus divided were known as 66 temporary hours , " in reference to their constant change of length . When the day was thus first divided is unknown . Herod- otus states that the Greeks obtained the prac- tice from ...
... present measure . Hours thus divided were known as 66 temporary hours , " in reference to their constant change of length . When the day was thus first divided is unknown . Herod- otus states that the Greeks obtained the prac- tice from ...
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... presents a lofty ideal of the rights and duties of the individual , and of the dignity and nobleness to which human na ... present holds in education is in a great measure due to him . In the midst of the apathy and despondency bordering ...
... presents a lofty ideal of the rights and duties of the individual , and of the dignity and nobleness to which human na ... present holds in education is in a great measure due to him . In the midst of the apathy and despondency bordering ...
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... present , first person singular ) the person of the object , as várlak , I expect thee ; kérlek , I ask thee . The follow- ing table exhibits the suffixes of the indicative present , the root being always the third per- son singular of ...
... present , first person singular ) the person of the object , as várlak , I expect thee ; kérlek , I ask thee . The follow- ing table exhibits the suffixes of the indicative present , the root being always the third per- son singular of ...
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... present . A single woman may , that law , we purpose , first , to give a condensed in general , make whatever contracts a man view of the principles of the common law in its reference to the relation of husband and wife ; and then to ...
... present . A single woman may , that law , we purpose , first , to give a condensed in general , make whatever contracts a man view of the principles of the common law in its reference to the relation of husband and wife ; and then to ...
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Page 263 - We teach and define that it is a dogma divinely revealed : that the Roman Pontiff, when he speaks ex .cathedra, that is, when in discharge of the office of Pastor and Doctor of all Christians, by virtue of his supreme Apostolic authority he defines a doctrine regarding faith or morals to be held by the Universal Church...
Page 332 - Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Clinton, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Delaware, Des Moines, Dickinson, Dubuque, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson...
Page 172 - Idiots have been improved, educated, and even cured ; not one in a thousand has been entirely refractory to treatment ; not one in a hundred who has not been made more happy and healthy...
Page 420 - History of New York, from the beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty.
Page 212 - Sandhurst took place in consequence of the transfer of the government of India from the East India Company to the Crown, and the subsequent amalgamation of the Indian and Imperial forces.
Page 175 - An idiot, or natural fool, is one that hath had no understanding from his nativity ; and therefore is by law presumed never likely to attain any.
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Page 89 - To develop a better and higher manhood and womanhood among ourselves. To enhance the comforts and attractions of our homes, and strengthen our attachments to our pursuits. To foster mutual understanding and co-operation. To maintain inviolate our laws, and to emulate each other in labor, to hasten the good time coming.
Page 89 - ... individual and corporate. To buy less and produce more, in order to make our farms self-sustaining. To diversify our crops, and crop no more than we can cultivate. To condense...
Page 192 - In all elections of representatives aforesaid, each qualified voter may cast as many votes for one candidate as there are representatives to be elected, or may distribute the same, or equal parts 604 thereof, among the candidates, as he shall see fit; and the candidates highest in votes shall be declared elected.2 TIME OF MEETING AND GENERAL RULES.