CHAMBERS'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA: A DICTIONARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PEOPLE. IN TEN VOLUMES. VOL. II.1872 |
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... considerable thickness of the material ; and these give an extremely fine sound , but are too brittle to stand the continued use of a clapper . From a remote antiquity , cymbals and hand- bells were used in religious ceremonies . In ...
... considerable thickness of the material ; and these give an extremely fine sound , but are too brittle to stand the continued use of a clapper . From a remote antiquity , cymbals and hand- bells were used in religious ceremonies . In ...
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... considerable part in political affairs . The works by which the archdeacon established his claim to an honourable place among Scottish literary men , are his transla- tions of Boece's Scottish History , and of the first five books of ...
... considerable part in political affairs . The works by which the archdeacon established his claim to an honourable place among Scottish literary men , are his transla- tions of Boece's Scottish History , and of the first five books of ...
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... considerable commercial importance , though the population is but small - about 2000 . BE'LLIS . See DAISY . BELLO'NA , the goddess of war among the Romans , was described by the poets as the com- panion , sister , wife , or daughter of ...
... considerable commercial importance , though the population is but small - about 2000 . BE'LLIS . See DAISY . BELLO'NA , the goddess of war among the Romans , was described by the poets as the com- panion , sister , wife , or daughter of ...
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... considerable space . As the fumes evolved during the combustion of the B. L. contain an oxide of antimony , and are poisonous , the light cannot be used with safety in rooms or enclosed spaces . BENGALI ' LANGUAGE . See HINDustan ...
... considerable space . As the fumes evolved during the combustion of the B. L. contain an oxide of antimony , and are poisonous , the light cannot be used with safety in rooms or enclosed spaces . BENGALI ' LANGUAGE . See HINDustan ...
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... considerable trade in the produce of the surrounding districts . Pop . in the produce of the surrounding districts ... considerably , the rigorous cold - which has been known to be 29 ° , and is frequently as low as 18 and 20 ° below ...
... considerable trade in the produce of the surrounding districts . Pop . in the produce of the surrounding districts ... considerably , the rigorous cold - which has been known to be 29 ° , and is frequently as low as 18 and 20 ° below ...
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