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... Duke d'Enghien ( Condé ) , forming a liaison with his sister , the Duchess de Longueville . In the wars and intrigues of the Fronde he served the party of the Parliament , 1650 , and afterwards led a life of repose and reflection . To ...
... Duke d'Enghien ( Condé ) , forming a liaison with his sister , the Duchess de Longueville . In the wars and intrigues of the Fronde he served the party of the Parliament , 1650 , and afterwards led a life of repose and reflection . To ...
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... Duke of Lauderdale , 1672 ; raised to the English peer- age , 1674 , as Earl Guilford ; and sworn to the privy council , forming a member of the cele- brated Cabal ministry . LAURENS ; Laurens ( lō - rän ' ) ,. LAUDERDALE LAURENS called ...
... Duke of Lauderdale , 1672 ; raised to the English peer- age , 1674 , as Earl Guilford ; and sworn to the privy council , forming a member of the cele- brated Cabal ministry . LAURENS ; Laurens ( lō - rän ' ) ,. LAUDERDALE LAURENS called ...
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... Duke of Orleans ; appointed general in chief of the Army of the Rhine , July 9 , 1792 , of the Army of the Coasts of La Ro- chelle , May 15 , 1793 ; took Saumur , and de- feated the Vendeans at Parthenay . He then tendered his ...
... Duke of Orleans ; appointed general in chief of the Army of the Rhine , July 9 , 1792 , of the Army of the Coasts of La Ro- chelle , May 15 , 1793 ; took Saumur , and de- feated the Vendeans at Parthenay . He then tendered his ...
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... Duke of Nemours as king . He ad- vocated the election of Leopold , and served under him as Minister of Justice to 1834 ; was called once more , 1840 , to the Ministry of For- eign Affairs , but retired before the violent op- position of ...
... Duke of Nemours as king . He ad- vocated the election of Leopold , and served under him as Minister of Justice to 1834 ; was called once more , 1840 , to the Ministry of For- eign Affairs , but retired before the violent op- position of ...
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... Duke of Courland she sold her diamonds and jewels in order to lend him the money necessary to take possession of the country . Le Creusot ( lẻ krö - zō ' ) . See CREUSOT , LE . Le'da , in Greek mythology , daughter of Thes- tios , King ...
... Duke of Courland she sold her diamonds and jewels in order to lend him the money necessary to take possession of the country . Le Creusot ( lẻ krö - zō ' ) . See CREUSOT , LE . Le'da , in Greek mythology , daughter of Thes- tios , King ...
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Page 138 - No Freeman shall be taken, or imprisoned, or be disseised of his Freehold, or Liberties, or free Customs, or be outlawed, or exiled, or any otherwise destroyed; nor will we pass upon him, nor condemn him, but by lawful Judgment of his Peers, or by the Law of the Land. We will sell to no man, we will not deny or defer to any man either Justice or Right.
Page 91 - THE LOGARITHM: of a number is the exponent of the power to which it is necessary to raise a fixed number, to produce the given number. The fixed number is called the base of the system.
Page 100 - The Lord's Prayer, for a succession of solemn thoughts, for fixing the attention upon a few great points, for suitableness to every condition, for sufficiency, for conciseness without obscurity, for the weight and real importance of its petitions, is without an equal or a rival.
Page 137 - Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem, In Six Books : Together with several other Poems, composed by Ossian the Son of Fingal. Translated from the Galic Language, By James Macpherson.
Page 307 - We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Page 264 - ... that these coins do not differ from the standard fineness and weight by a greater quantity than is allowed by law, the trial shall be considered and reported as satisfactory...
Page 265 - I have greater witness than that of John : for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me that the Father hath sent me.
Page 91 - The logarithm of a quotient is equal to the logarithm of the dividend minus the logarithm of the divisor.
Page 259 - For convenience all minerals are referred to a scale of hardness of ten units, composed of common or well known minerals, which are as follows: (1) talc; (2) gypsum; (3) calcite; (4) fluorite; (5) apatite; (6) orthoclase; (7) quartz; (8) topaz; (9) sapphire; and (10) diamond.
Page 91 - The logarithm of the product of any number of factors is equal to the sum of the logarithms of the factors.