Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880) Edinburgh and London Edition of Chambers' Encyclopaedia, with Copious Additions by American Editors, Volume 5American Book Exchange, 1880 |
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... head ; a short and rounded tail ; short wings , thin compressed legs placed very far back , and the toes com- pletely webbed . They fly well , but are particularly expert in diving . They prey upon fish , which they pursue under water ...
... head ; a short and rounded tail ; short wings , thin compressed legs placed very far back , and the toes com- pletely webbed . They fly well , but are particularly expert in diving . They prey upon fish , which they pursue under water ...
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... head and ears , but these pass away after a short initia- tion . It is stated that one man who had suffered from difficulty of breathing was com- pletely cured by " belling , " and that deafness is not produced by it , but , on the ...
... head and ears , but these pass away after a short initia- tion . It is stated that one man who had suffered from difficulty of breathing was com- pletely cured by " belling , " and that deafness is not produced by it , but , on the ...
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... head - quarters Chicago . 2. Division of the Pacific , including the departments of California , Columbia , and Arizona ; head - quarters San Francisco . 3. Division of the Atlantic , including the departments of the east , the south ...
... head - quarters Chicago . 2. Division of the Pacific , including the departments of California , Columbia , and Arizona ; head - quarters San Francisco . 3. Division of the Atlantic , including the departments of the east , the south ...
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... head ; very large bill , the upper mandible longer than the under , and much hooked at the point ; the wings so short as to be of no use for flight , and furnished only with a few black feathers ; the general plumage a kind of grayish ...
... head ; very large bill , the upper mandible longer than the under , and much hooked at the point ; the wings so short as to be of no use for flight , and furnished only with a few black feathers ; the general plumage a kind of grayish ...
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... head of another ; the difference in form of body , head , or limbs , is almost equally great between the Newfoundland dog or the mastiff and the greyhound . The grada- tions , however , from one form or character to another , render it ...
... head of another ; the difference in form of body , head , or limbs , is almost equally great between the Newfoundland dog or the mastiff and the greyhound . The grada- tions , however , from one form or character to another , render it ...
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Page 384 - ... above mentioned, order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to wit : Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, (except the parishes of St.
Page 112 - 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 242 - Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? 3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels?
Page 384 - And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all...
Page 384 - Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and Government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion...
Page 384 - 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 200 - The general principle on which this species of evidence is admitted, is that they are declarations made in extremity, when the party is at the point of death, and when every hope of this world is gone; when every motive to falsehood is silenced, and the mind is induced by the most powerful considerations to speak the truth : a situation so solemn and so awful is considered by 1 1 Leach CC 502.
Page 384 - 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. And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 245 - He that revengeth shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins [in remembrance.] Forgive thy neighbour the hurt that he hath done unto thee, so shall thy sins also be forgiven when thou prayest.
Page 396 - 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.