Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, &c. Intended to Supersede the Use of Other Books of Reference, Tom 4John Brown, 1816 |
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... turn quite effete . A decoction from them when new , muft differ very much from one when they have been long kept . Hence a neceflity of fome exact criterion to difcover when leys are of an equal ftrength . The tafte cannot ferve , as ...
... turn quite effete . A decoction from them when new , muft differ very much from one when they have been long kept . Hence a neceflity of fome exact criterion to difcover when leys are of an equal ftrength . The tafte cannot ferve , as ...
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... turn the a- gitator E , the movement of which facilitates the combination of the gas with the water . P is a fpigot and faucet to draw off the liquor . ( 109. ) Fig . 2. UPPER BART of the PNEUMATIC TUB . In this Q R S T are four ftaves ...
... turn the a- gitator E , the movement of which facilitates the combination of the gas with the water . P is a fpigot and faucet to draw off the liquor . ( 109. ) Fig . 2. UPPER BART of the PNEUMATIC TUB . In this Q R S T are four ftaves ...
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... turn , let him not be denied the ufe of edge tools ; for it is better that he fhould lofe a little blood , or even break a bone , than be perpetually con- fined to the fame place , debilitated in his frame , and depreffed in his mind ...
... turn , let him not be denied the ufe of edge tools ; for it is better that he fhould lofe a little blood , or even break a bone , than be perpetually con- fined to the fame place , debilitated in his frame , and depreffed in his mind ...
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... turn his attention . His prefent occupation is that of a projector and furveyor of highways in diffi- cult and mountainous parts . With the affistance only of a long staff , I have feveral times met this man traverfing the roads ...
... turn his attention . His prefent occupation is that of a projector and furveyor of highways in diffi- cult and mountainous parts . With the affistance only of a long staff , I have feveral times met this man traverfing the roads ...
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... turn them round . The head of each peg belonging to the first set is a right - angled triangle , about one tenth of an inch in thicknefs ; the head of each peg belonging to the 2d fet dif- fers only from the former , in having a small ...
... turn them round . The head of each peg belonging to the first set is a right - angled triangle , about one tenth of an inch in thicknefs ; the head of each peg belonging to the 2d fet dif- fers only from the former , in having a small ...
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Strona 421 - Though a mere private Briton, I triumphed here, in my own mind, over kings and their armies ! and every comparison was leading nearer and nearer to presumption, when the place itself where I stood, the object of my vainglory, suggested what depressed my short-lived triumph.
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