The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Svazek 10Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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Strana 10
... taken on the usual price of good whale- oil ; but , it is to be observed , that cheaper oils will answer the purpose nearly as well , and many of these are often to be procured ; and the whole expense may be materially lessened by their ...
... taken on the usual price of good whale- oil ; but , it is to be observed , that cheaper oils will answer the purpose nearly as well , and many of these are often to be procured ; and the whole expense may be materially lessened by their ...
Strana 49
... taken and plundered by the Spaniards . In 1528 the celebrated An- drew Doria , then an admiral in the French service , undertook to rescue his country from the dominion of foreign princes , and restore it to its liberty . He told his ...
... taken and plundered by the Spaniards . In 1528 the celebrated An- drew Doria , then an admiral in the French service , undertook to rescue his country from the dominion of foreign princes , and restore it to its liberty . He told his ...
Strana 64
... taken for the poles of the hemisphere ) , formed by the equator and the zones , into which they are divided , the quantities will be found to be nearly in the following proportions , where the area of each zone respectively is taken for ...
... taken for the poles of the hemisphere ) , formed by the equator and the zones , into which they are divided , the quantities will be found to be nearly in the following proportions , where the area of each zone respectively is taken for ...
Strana 80
... taken place in remote periods , are similar to those mechanical and chemical results , the causes of which are now in action ; and that we have thus , as it were , before our eyes , though on a very diminished scale , a specimen of ...
... taken place in remote periods , are similar to those mechanical and chemical results , the causes of which are now in action ; and that we have thus , as it were , before our eyes , though on a very diminished scale , a specimen of ...
Strana 116
... taken together . Note . When the word line occurs , without the addition of either straight or curved , a straight ... taken from equals , the re- mainders are equal . 4. When equals are added to unequals , the wholes are unequal . 5 ...
... taken together . Note . When the word line occurs , without the addition of either straight or curved , a straight ... taken from equals , the re- mainders are equal . 4. When equals are added to unequals , the wholes are unequal . 5 ...
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Strana 156 - Kent. Vex not his ghost. O, let him pass! He hates him That would upon the rack of this tough world Stretch him out longer.
Strana 331 - A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled.
Strana 32 - I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear : Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Strana 22 - Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
Strana 341 - I am. Thou art. He is. We are. You are. They are. I was. Thou wast He was. We were. You were. They were.
Strana 376 - I say, they will receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them. This counsel is not to be contemned, because it may do you good, and can do you no harm : for the danger is past, as soon as you have burned the letter. And I hope God will give you the grace to make good use of it, unto whose holy protection I commend you*.
Strana 174 - What years, i' faith ? Vio. About your years, my lord. Duke. Too old, by heaven; let still the woman take An elder than herself ; so wears she to him, So sways she level in her husband's heart. For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and worn, Than women's are.
Strana 330 - An Adjective is a word added to a substantive, to express its quality : as, " An industrious man ; a virtuous woman.
Strana 34 - tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners ; so that if we will plant nettles or sow lettuce, set hyssop and weed up thyme, supply it with one gender of herbs or distract it with many, either to have it sterile with idleness or manured with industry, why, the power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills.
Strana 124 - All the interior angles of any rectilineal figure, together with four right angles, are equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.