Fugitive Facts: A Dictionary of Rare and Curious InformationRobert Thorne A.L. Burt, 1889 - 506 Seiten |
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... known that whales have attained to the age of 400 years . Some species of birds attain a great age . The swan has been known to live 100 years , and it is recorded that the raven has exceeded that age . Parrots have been known to live ...
... known that whales have attained to the age of 400 years . Some species of birds attain a great age . The swan has been known to live 100 years , and it is recorded that the raven has exceeded that age . Parrots have been known to live ...
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... known ; but it is known that at the same time , in 1608 , they shipped a quantity of iron from James- town which yielded seventeen tons of metal - the first pig - iron ever made from American ore . In North and South Carolina and ...
... known ; but it is known that at the same time , in 1608 , they shipped a quantity of iron from James- town which yielded seventeen tons of metal - the first pig - iron ever made from American ore . In North and South Carolina and ...
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... known that that saint suffered death by crucifixion . April . The Romans gave this month the name of Aprilis , from Aperire , to open , because it was the season when the buds began to open ; by the Anglo - Saxons it was called Ooster ...
... known that that saint suffered death by crucifixion . April . The Romans gave this month the name of Aprilis , from Aperire , to open , because it was the season when the buds began to open ; by the Anglo - Saxons it was called Ooster ...
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... known as the Anglo- American Cable , and were managed by a company of the same name . The French Atlantic Telegraph Company was formed in 1868 , and it laid a line from Brest , France , to Roxbury , Mass . , the following year . In the ...
... known as the Anglo- American Cable , and were managed by a company of the same name . The French Atlantic Telegraph Company was formed in 1868 , and it laid a line from Brest , France , to Roxbury , Mass . , the following year . In the ...
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... known as Balsam Gileadense . The finest balsam , called Opobalsam , or Balm of Mecca , is obtained by incisions , is at first turbid and white , but finally becomes a golden- yellow color , and of a consistence like honey . Inferior ...
... known as Balsam Gileadense . The finest balsam , called Opobalsam , or Balm of Mecca , is obtained by incisions , is at first turbid and white , but finally becomes a golden- yellow color , and of a consistence like honey . Inferior ...
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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.