Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, &c. Intended to Supersede the Use of Other Books of Reference, Volume 7John Brown, 1816 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... tion of them . Of his unfeigned piety and devo tion , you have very often been witnesses where we now are . I must add , however , that his at- tendance in religious ordinances was not merely ( 2. ) DALRYMPLE , Sir David , of Hailes ...
... tion of them . Of his unfeigned piety and devo tion , you have very often been witnesses where we now are . I must add , however , that his at- tendance in religious ordinances was not merely ( 2. ) DALRYMPLE , Sir David , of Hailes ...
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... tion . This happens principally in fpring and au- tumn ; at which feafons it is neceffary to light fires in the shafts , which are always efficacious for the purpose defired . Among the other ufes to which dephlogisticated air might be ...
... tion . This happens principally in fpring and au- tumn ; at which feafons it is neceffary to light fires in the shafts , which are always efficacious for the purpose defired . Among the other ufes to which dephlogisticated air might be ...
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... tion , and a defire to establish a lafting reputa- tion , they difplayed to the greatest advantage all the refources which the art of dancing could fup- ply , Thefe , like two phenomena , difappeared , and never did the world fee ...
... tion , and a defire to establish a lafting reputa- tion , they difplayed to the greatest advantage all the refources which the art of dancing could fup- ply , Thefe , like two phenomena , difappeared , and never did the world fee ...
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... tion of the shape and waift : and the depreffure and finking of the body deprives the lower parts of that liberty which is neceffary to their eafy mo tion : that hence the body is undetermined in its politions ; frequently drags the ...
... tion of the shape and waift : and the depreffure and finking of the body deprives the lower parts of that liberty which is neceffary to their eafy mo tion : that hence the body is undetermined in its politions ; frequently drags the ...
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... tion at Chesterfield fchool , under the rev . Mr Bur- rows , he was fent to St John's college , Cambridge ; where he ftudied the practice of medicine , and took his bachelor's degree in 1755 , maintaining in his thefis on that occation ...
... tion at Chesterfield fchool , under the rev . Mr Bur- rows , he was fent to St John's college , Cambridge ; where he ftudied the practice of medicine , and took his bachelor's degree in 1755 , maintaining in his thefis on that occation ...
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