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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... town of the co . of Norfolk , England , on the right bank of the Waveney , 19 m . s . s.w. from Norwich . It is a station on the Great Eastern railway . The town stands on the slope of a hill ; its streets are narrow , but many of the ...
... town of the co . of Norfolk , England , on the right bank of the Waveney , 19 m . s . s.w. from Norwich . It is a station on the Great Eastern railway . The town stands on the slope of a hill ; its streets are narrow , but many of the ...
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... town of the same name . The first move- ment towards selecting a permanent seat of government was in 1783 , when , through acts of mob violence , congress was forced to adjourn from Philadelphia to Princeton , New Jersey . At that time ...
... town of the same name . The first move- ment towards selecting a permanent seat of government was in 1783 , when , through acts of mob violence , congress was forced to adjourn from Philadelphia to Princeton , New Jersey . At that time ...
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... town , the rampart and the ditch are the most important ; the former being inside the latter , and formed mainly of the earth excavated from it . The D. is often 120 ft . wide , 12 ft . deep below the natural level of the ground , and ...
... town , the rampart and the ditch are the most important ; the former being inside the latter , and formed mainly of the earth excavated from it . The D. is often 120 ft . wide , 12 ft . deep below the natural level of the ground , and ...
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... town , the streets being wide , clean , and regular . In 1544 , D. resisted for a month the assaults of a Spanish army under Ferdinand de Gonzaga ; a resistance of the greatest consequence to the French ruler , Francis I. , the delay ...
... town , the streets being wide , clean , and regular . In 1544 , D. resisted for a month the assaults of a Spanish army under Ferdinand de Gonzaga ; a resistance of the greatest consequence to the French ruler , Francis I. , the delay ...
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... town in it , is situated on the banks of the Wnion , 208 m . n . w . by w . of London . It lies in a rich and picturesque valley , at the foot of Cader Idris , and during the summer months is much frequented by English and foreign tour ...
... town in it , is situated on the banks of the Wnion , 208 m . n . w . by w . of London . It lies in a rich and picturesque valley , at the foot of Cader Idris , and during the summer months is much frequented by English and foreign tour ...
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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.