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" ... letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. They then fixed one of the needles on each of these plates in such a manner that it could move round without impediment, so as to touch any of the four and... "
Willis's Current Notes: A Series of Articles on Antiquities, Biography ... - Page 45
by George Willis - 1855
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The Guardian, Volume 2

Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - English essays - 1714 - 382 pages
...theft Needles, made a kind of Dial-plate, infcribing it with the four and twenty Letters, in the fame manner as the Hours of the Day are marked upon the ordinary Dia!Flate. They then fixed one of the Needles on each of 'thefe Plates in fuch a manner that it could...
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The Spectator, Volume 3

1726 - 350 pages
...Dfal-Plate; irtfcHbing- it wttS th<rfbur atid twenty Letters, in the fame Manner as the Hours, of tns Day ate marked upon the ordinary Dial-Plate. They then fixed one of the Needles on each of thefe Elates in fuch a manner, that it could move round without Impediment, fo as to touch any of the...
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The Spectator, Volume 3

1739 - 336 pages
...thefe Needles, made a kind of a Dial-plate, infcribing it with the four and twenty Letters, in the fame manner as the Hours of the Day are marked upon the...Dial-plate. They then fixed one of the Needles on each of thefe Plates in fuch a manner, that it could move round without Impediment, fo as touch any of the...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 4

1786 - 694 pages
...thefe needles, made a kind of a dial-plate, infcribing it with the four and twenty letters, in the fame manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. They then fixed one of the neeelles on each of thefe plates in fuch a manner, that it could move round without impediment, lo...
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The Guardian, Volume 2

1797 - 550 pages
...thefe needles, made a kind of dial-plate, infcribing it with the four and twenty letters, in the fame manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. Then they fixed one of the needles on each of thefe plates in fuch a manner that it could move round...
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Select British Classics, Volume 13

English literature - 1803 - 402 pages
...of the da/ are marked upon the ordinary dial plate. They then fixed one of the needles on each side of these plates in such a manner, that it could move...round without impediment, so as to touch any of the four and twenty letters. Upon their separating from one another into distant countries "they agreed...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 4

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 524 pages
...one of these needles, made a kind of dial-plate, inscribing it with the four-and-twenty letters, jn the same manner as the hours of the day are marked...manner, that it could move round without impediment, so aa to touch any of the four-and-twenty letters. Upon their separating from one another into distant...
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The Guardian, Volume 2

1804 - 498 pages
...possessed of one of these needles, made a kind of dial-plate, inscribing it with the four and twenty letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. Then they fixed one of the needles on each of these plates in such a manner that it could move round...
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The British Essayists, Volume 9

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 340 pages
...of these needles, made a kind of dial-plate, iiucribing it with the four-and-twenty letters, in fhe same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon...round without impediment, so as to touch any of the four-and twenty letters. Upon their separating from one another into distant countries, they agreed...
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The British Essayists, Volume 17

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 370 pages
...of one of these needles, made a kind of dial-plate, inscribing it with the four and twenty lettei s, in the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the ordinary dialplate. Then they fixed one of the needles on each of these plates in such a manner that it could move round...
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