Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People, Volume 4W. and R. Chambers, 1876 |
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Page 10
... passed in 1870 , this part was annexed to Inverness - shire , and a part of the intervening portion of Inverness - shire , of about the same extent , rental , and population , was an- nexed to Elginshire . In the south are the high and ...
... passed in 1870 , this part was annexed to Inverness - shire , and a part of the intervening portion of Inverness - shire , of about the same extent , rental , and population , was an- nexed to Elginshire . In the south are the high and ...
Page 12
... passed quietly and peacefully . She was then remarkable for a great demureness and sobriety of manner , discoursing with her elders with all the gravity of advanced years . Edward used to speak of her as his ' sweet sister Temperance ...
... passed quietly and peacefully . She was then remarkable for a great demureness and sobriety of manner , discoursing with her elders with all the gravity of advanced years . Edward used to speak of her as his ' sweet sister Temperance ...
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... passed in 1585 , making it treason for a Catholic priest to be in England , and felony to harbour one . These cruel measures were the ultimate means of bringing upon England the most menacing foreign attack which she had suffered ...
... passed in 1585 , making it treason for a Catholic priest to be in England , and felony to harbour one . These cruel measures were the ultimate means of bringing upon England the most menacing foreign attack which she had suffered ...
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... passed the bounds of decorum . In Mary's reign , E. was flattered with the attentions of her kinsman , the Earl of Courtenay , and she declined the hand of Phili- bert of Savoy , pressed on her by her sister's council . When queen ...
... passed the bounds of decorum . In Mary's reign , E. was flattered with the attentions of her kinsman , the Earl of Courtenay , and she declined the hand of Phili- bert of Savoy , pressed on her by her sister's council . When queen ...
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... passed completely through the work . The frame then returns to exactly its original place , and the needles are again passed through to the opposite set of fingers , which act in like manner . If the work were to remain stationary , the ...
... passed completely through the work . The frame then returns to exactly its original place , and the needles are again passed through to the opposite set of fingers , which act in like manner . If the work were to remain stationary , the ...
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