The International Cyclopedia: A Compendium of Human Knowledge, Rev. with Large Additions, Volume 5Harry Thurston Peck Dodd, Mead, 1898 |
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... ( died 1872 ) . In 1870 , D. published another novel , Lothair , marked by most of the merits and defects of those which preceded it . In 1873 , the popularity of Mr. Gladstone subsided , and the election of 1874 giving the conservatives ...
... ( died 1872 ) . In 1870 , D. published another novel , Lothair , marked by most of the merits and defects of those which preceded it . In 1873 , the popularity of Mr. Gladstone subsided , and the election of 1874 giving the conservatives ...
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... died in his afterwards by more alarming symptoms . mother's house , after some weeks of great suffering , borne with calm and patient cour- age , on the 10th of Feb. , 1861. In private life , he was distinguished by kindness of heart ...
... died in his afterwards by more alarming symptoms . mother's house , after some weeks of great suffering , borne with calm and patient cour- age , on the 10th of Feb. , 1861. In private life , he was distinguished by kindness of heart ...
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... died about 1302. It appears that he pos- sessed lands in one English , and in seven Scottish counties - Northumberland , Berwick , Edinburgh , Fife , Lanark , Ayr , Dumfries , and Wigton . 6. The history of his son , the Good Sir James ...
... died about 1302. It appears that he pos- sessed lands in one English , and in seven Scottish counties - Northumberland , Berwick , Edinburgh , Fife , Lanark , Ayr , Dumfries , and Wigton . 6. The history of his son , the Good Sir James ...
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... died of the plague in England in the following year . He was succeeded by his son William , who , dying in 1437 , was succeeded by his son James , who died without issue , when the title reverted to his uncle . George , fourth earl of ...
... died of the plague in England in the following year . He was succeeded by his son William , who , dying in 1437 , was succeeded by his son James , who died without issue , when the title reverted to his uncle . George , fourth earl of ...
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... Dying childless , he was succeeded by his nephew , sir James of Douglas of Dalkeith . This great chief , who died in 1420 , saw Froissart sit as a guest at his board ; himself possessed books of law , grammar , logic , and romance ; and ...
... Dying childless , he was succeeded by his nephew , sir James of Douglas of Dalkeith . This great chief , who died in 1420 , saw Froissart sit as a guest at his board ; himself possessed books of law , grammar , logic , and romance ; and ...
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Page 392 - ... all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the united states shall be then thenceforward and forever free and the executive government of the united states including the military and naval authority thereof will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons and will do no act or acts to repress such persons or any of them in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom...
Page 392 - ... respectively, shall then be in rebellion against the United States; and the fact that any State, or the people thereof, shall on that day be in good faith represented in the Congress of the United States, by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such...
Page 219 - By the seventeenth section, it is enacted that " no contract for the sale of any goods, wares, and merchandises, for the price of £10 sterling, or upwards, shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold, and actually receive the same...
Page 20 - One man draws out the wire, another straights it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, a fifth grinds it at the top for receiving the head; to make the head requires two or three distinct operations; to put it on is a peculiar business; to whiten the pins is another; it is even a trade by itself to put them into the paper; and the important business of making a pin is, in this manner, divided into about eighteen distinct operations, which in some manufactories are all performed by distinct hands...
Page 392 - And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service.
Page 115 - Here the Khan Kubla commanded a palace to be built, and a stately garden thereunto. And thus ten miles of fertile ground were inclosed with a wall.
Page 392 - That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free...
Page 392 - And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be, free ; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.
Page 403 - The stationariness of religion; the assumption that the age of inspiration is past, that the Bible is closed; the fear of degrading the character of Jesus by representing him as a man — indicate with sufficient clearness the falsehood of our theology.
Page 407 - The United States of America and the Emperor of China cordially recognize the inherent and inalienable right of man to change his home and allegiance, and also the mutual advantage of the free migration and emigration of their citizens and subjects respectively from the one country to the other for purposes of curiosity, of trade, or as permanent residents.