Fugitive Facts: A Dictionary of Rare and Curious InformationRobert Thorne A.L. Burt, 1889 - 506 Seiten |
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... continued there until 1854 , when the works were removed to Waltham . American Coinage , Early . - The earliest coinage that can be called American , in the sense of Anglo - American , was ordered by the original Virginia Company only ...
... continued there until 1854 , when the works were removed to Waltham . American Coinage , Early . - The earliest coinage that can be called American , in the sense of Anglo - American , was ordered by the original Virginia Company only ...
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... continued or renewed snake - worship , blended curiously with purer rites . Apocrypha , The . - In the earliest Churches the word Apocrypha was applied with very different significations to a variety of writ- ings ; sometimes it was ...
... continued or renewed snake - worship , blended curiously with purer rites . Apocrypha , The . - In the earliest Churches the word Apocrypha was applied with very different significations to a variety of writ- ings ; sometimes it was ...
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... continued to increase in strength , intimidating princes and governors by a series of secret murders , and gaining possession of several fortified castles with their surrounding ter- ritories . The head of the Assassins was called the ...
... continued to increase in strength , intimidating princes and governors by a series of secret murders , and gaining possession of several fortified castles with their surrounding ter- ritories . The head of the Assassins was called the ...
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... continued at all , being used only as a decoration , and confined generally to the vestibules . The idea of the Christian church was suggested by this form of basilica . [ See Apse . ] Some twenty of these structures are known to have ...
... continued at all , being used only as a decoration , and confined generally to the vestibules . The idea of the Christian church was suggested by this form of basilica . [ See Apse . ] Some twenty of these structures are known to have ...
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... continued so great that the ladies were forced to retire . The mob then turned their attention to William Lloyd Garrison , who had intended to address the meeting , but who had , by the solicitation of the ladies who feared for his ...
... continued so great that the ladies were forced to retire . The mob then turned their attention to William Lloyd Garrison , who had intended to address the meeting , but who had , by the solicitation of the ladies who feared for his ...
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Seite 464 - Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull, Gemini the Twins, Cancer the Crab, Leo the Lion, Virgo the Virgin, Libra the Balance, Scorpio the Scorpion, Sagittarius the Archer, Capricornus the Goat, Aquarius the Waterbearer, and Pisces the Fishes...
Seite 104 - And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
Seite 454 - Provided, That as an express and fundamental condition to, the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither Slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted.
Seite 228 - Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
Seite 237 - I with a new one : it is so well worth taking a journey for, that if the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain.
Seite 370 - All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.
Seite 104 - And the Lord said unto Moses, 'Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
Seite 45 - Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.
Seite 131 - Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans, including the city of New Orleans, ) Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, (except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth...
Seite 209 - We don't want to fight, but by jingo if we do We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money, too; We've fought the Bear before, and while Britons shall be true The Russians shall not have Constantinople.