The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge, Količina 6Encyclopedia Americana Corporation, 1918 |
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Stran 1
... known to us as it exists in Hindustan , where it is well known to have existed since perhaps 1,500 or 2,000 years before the Christian era . The great Indian castes are four in number , namely , the Brahmans or sacerdotal class ; the ...
... known to us as it exists in Hindustan , where it is well known to have existed since perhaps 1,500 or 2,000 years before the Christian era . The great Indian castes are four in number , namely , the Brahmans or sacerdotal class ; the ...
Stran 10
... known as " Drachenblut " or dragon's blood . The castle of Ehrenbreitstein at the junction of the Mo- selle and the Rhine , just opposite the city of Coblenz , was an ancient stronghold of the Electors of Treves ( Coblenz ) . It played ...
... known as " Drachenblut " or dragon's blood . The castle of Ehrenbreitstein at the junction of the Mo- selle and the Rhine , just opposite the city of Coblenz , was an ancient stronghold of the Electors of Treves ( Coblenz ) . It played ...
Stran 14
... known as " Épaule de Gallardon . " Like- wise , to the southwest of Paris is the Chateau de Versailles , now a state ... known as Clifford's Tower , is intact . Of other remains of the feudal days are portions of the ancient walls ...
... known as " Épaule de Gallardon . " Like- wise , to the southwest of Paris is the Chateau de Versailles , now a state ... known as Clifford's Tower , is intact . Of other remains of the feudal days are portions of the ancient walls ...
Stran 15
... known for its ornately designed arches . The castle in which Edward II was murdered is still seen at Berkeley , occupied by the de- scendants of the family that then possessed it . Of all the castles in England none is better known than ...
... known for its ornately designed arches . The castle in which Edward II was murdered is still seen at Berkeley , occupied by the de- scendants of the family that then possessed it . Of all the castles in England none is better known than ...
Stran 16
... known as barkstone . CASTOR OIL ( Oleum ricini ) , the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Ricinus com- munis , of the family Euphorbiacea . The oil is obtained from the seeds by various processes . The seeds are sometimes boiled and ...
... known as barkstone . CASTOR OIL ( Oleum ricini ) , the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Ricinus com- munis , of the family Euphorbiacea . The oil is obtained from the seeds by various processes . The seeds are sometimes boiled and ...
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Stran 67 - I profess, likewise, that in the mass there is offered to God a true, proper, and propitiatory sacrifice for the living and the dead.
Stran 306 - A charity, in the legal sense, may be more fully defined as a gift, to be applied consistently with existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering, or constraint, by assisting them to establish themselves in life, or by erecting or maintaining public buildings or works, or otherwise lessening the burdens of government.
Stran 298 - Homer ruled as his demesne; Yet did I never breathe its pure serene Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold: Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken; Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes He stared at the Pacific — and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise — Silent, upon a peak in Darien.
Stran 67 - Christ : and that there is made a conversion of the whole substance of the bread into the body, and of the whole substance of the wine into the blood ; which conversion the Catholic Church calls Transubstantiation.
Stran 195 - All charges of war and all other expenses which shall be incurred for the common defense or general welfare shall be defrayed out of a common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several States in proportion to the value of all the land in each State granted to individuals. The taxes for paying each proportion shall be levied by the several States.
Stran 34 - He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has life everlasting and I will raise him up on the last day.
Stran 298 - Homer is rapid in his movement, Homer is plain in his words and style, Homer is simple in his ideas, Homer is noble in his manner. Cowper renders him ill because he is slow in his movement, and elaborate in his style ; Pope renders him ill because he is artificial both in his style and in his words ; Chapman renders him ill because he is fantastic in his ideas ; Mr. Newman renders him ill because he is odd in his words and ignoble...
Stran 149 - I thank God for this ten weeks' quiet before the end. "Life has always been hurried and full of difficulty.
Stran 286 - ... against my judgment and advice, and will end in thin smoke. Still, I hope as a matter of courtesy to some of our erring brethren, that you will send the delegates. Truly your friend, Z.
Stran 35 - Whether you eat or drink — do all to the glory of God.