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Page 47
The capillaries , gradually joining each other , and becoming larger and larger as
they unite , terminate in the roots of the other systems of vessels , that is , in the
minute branches of veins . The veins uniting with each other , and returning the ...
The capillaries , gradually joining each other , and becoming larger and larger as
they unite , terminate in the roots of the other systems of vessels , that is , in the
minute branches of veins . The veins uniting with each other , and returning the ...
Page 48
2 . The effect of ligatures shows the direction in which the blood flows . If a
ligature be placed around an artery , the portion of the artery between the heart
and the ligature becomes tumid ; that portion of it which is below the ligature
becomes ...
2 . The effect of ligatures shows the direction in which the blood flows . If a
ligature be placed around an artery , the portion of the artery between the heart
and the ligature becomes tumid ; that portion of it which is below the ligature
becomes ...
Page 54
From this period John Nowlan disappears for a considerable space , and his
sister Peggy becomes the centre of operations . She is a tidy , respectable wench
, for whom it is impossible to become interested by any circumstance , but that of
...
From this period John Nowlan disappears for a considerable space , and his
sister Peggy becomes the centre of operations . She is a tidy , respectable wench
, for whom it is impossible to become interested by any circumstance , but that of
...
Page 232
Sometimes the viceroyalty is entrusted to a soldier - war and conquest become
the order of the day ; sometimes a politician is preferred — cessions and
abdication take place of guns and bayonets : a short interregnum sometimes
occurs ...
Sometimes the viceroyalty is entrusted to a soldier - war and conquest become
the order of the day ; sometimes a politician is preferred — cessions and
abdication take place of guns and bayonets : a short interregnum sometimes
occurs ...
Page 290
... to go to , and become thoroughly countrified in the space of a few weeks . ... a
hop country ; but then , if that was all for which it was remarkable , it would be
much cheaper for me to become a subscriber at Willis ' s Caledonian hops for a ...
... to go to , and become thoroughly countrified in the space of a few weeks . ... a
hop country ; but then , if that was all for which it was remarkable , it would be
much cheaper for me to become a subscriber at Willis ' s Caledonian hops for a ...
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