Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Količina 7David Patrick, William Geddie W. & R. Chambers, limited, 1926 |
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... born at Franklin , Massachusetts , 4th May 1796 , gradu- ated at Brown University , and studied law . He was elected to the legislature of Massachusetts in 1827 , and succeeded in founding the state lunatic asylum . Removing to Boston ...
... born at Franklin , Massachusetts , 4th May 1796 , gradu- ated at Brown University , and studied law . He was elected to the legislature of Massachusetts in 1827 , and succeeded in founding the state lunatic asylum . Removing to Boston ...
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... Born at Luxemburg in 1580 , he served his apprenticeship to war in the Austrian service in Hungary and in the Juliers dispute . As part of his reward he was promised his father's possessions ; but when it came to the pinch , they were ...
... Born at Luxemburg in 1580 , he served his apprenticeship to war in the Austrian service in Hungary and in the Juliers dispute . As part of his reward he was promised his father's possessions ; but when it came to the pinch , they were ...
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... born in Edinburgh on 3d December He served five years as a wood - engraver in the establishment of Messrs W. & R. Chambers , studying art in his spare hours morning and even- ing . His first picture which attracted attention , Milking ...
... born in Edinburgh on 3d December He served five years as a wood - engraver in the establishment of Messrs W. & R. Chambers , studying art in his spare hours morning and even- ing . His first picture which attracted attention , Milking ...
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... born at Chartres on 1st March 1769. On the outbreak of the Revolution he was appointed inspector of the national guard in his native town , and in 1792 helped to defend Verdun with a body of volunteers till its surrender . His brilliant ...
... born at Chartres on 1st March 1769. On the outbreak of the Revolution he was appointed inspector of the national guard in his native town , and in 1792 helped to defend Verdun with a body of volunteers till its surrender . His brilliant ...
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... born at Bolognola in 1831 , became in 1881 president of a musical college in Rome . His best - known operas are Romeo e Giulietta ( 1865 ) and Ruy Blas ( 1869 ) . He died at Rome in 1902 . Marcianise , an agricultural town of Italy ...
... born at Bolognola in 1831 , became in 1881 president of a musical college in Rome . His best - known operas are Romeo e Giulietta ( 1865 ) and Ruy Blas ( 1869 ) . He died at Rome in 1902 . Marcianise , an agricultural town of Italy ...
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Stran 282 - In the discussions to which this interest has given rise and in the arrangements by which they may terminate, the occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers...
Stran 195 - I now had opinions; a creed, a doctrine, a philosophy; in one among the best senses of the word, a religion; the inculcation and diffusion of which could be made the principal outward purpose of a life.
Stran 249 - Sirat. which they say is laid over the midst of hell, and described to be finer than a hair, and sharper than the edge of a sword...
Stran 317 - We believe that through the atonement of Christ all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
Stran 80 - ... any person who has entered into or works under a contract of service or apprenticeship with an employer, whether by way of manual labour, clerical work, or otherwise, and whether the contract is expressed or implied, is oral or in writing...
Stran 81 - ... in the case of partial incapacity the weekly payment shall in no case exceed the difference between the amount of the average weekly earnings of the workman before the accident and the average weekly amount which he is earning or is able to earn in some suitable employment or business after the accident...
Stran 317 - We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands , by those who are in authority to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
Stran 317 - We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
Stran 158 - But wherever this is really fixed in the soul, it will be shown by its fruits. It is, therefore, expected of all who continue therein, that they should continue to evidence their desire of salvation — First, By doing no harm, by avoiding evil...
Stran 79 - An act done by a person in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute shall not be actionable on the ground only that it induces some other person to break a contract of employment or that it is an interference with the trade, business, or employment of some other person, or with the right of some other person to dispose of his capital or his labour as he wills.