American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 |
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... give strength and dignity to the whole . ELOGY , a praise or panegyric bestow . ed on any person or thing , in considera- tion of its merit . The beauty of elogy Consists in an expressive brevity . Elogi- tams should not have so much as ...
... give strength and dignity to the whole . ELOGY , a praise or panegyric bestow . ed on any person or thing , in considera- tion of its merit . The beauty of elogy Consists in an expressive brevity . Elogi- tams should not have so much as ...
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... give verdict or not , or whether the verdict given be true or false , which is punished by fine and imprisonment ; and the juror taking money , perpetual infamy , imprisonment for a year , and for- feiture of tenfold the value ...
... give verdict or not , or whether the verdict given be true or false , which is punished by fine and imprisonment ; and the juror taking money , perpetual infamy , imprisonment for a year , and for- feiture of tenfold the value ...
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... give it a coat of gum benzoin dissolved in al- cohol ; but this is injurious rather than beneficial . EMPLEURUM , in botany , a genus of the Monoecia Tetrandria class and or- der . Natural order of Aggregatæ . Ru- taceæ , Jussieu ...
... give it a coat of gum benzoin dissolved in al- cohol ; but this is injurious rather than beneficial . EMPLEURUM , in botany , a genus of the Monoecia Tetrandria class and or- der . Natural order of Aggregatæ . Ru- taceæ , Jussieu ...
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... give an even surface to the enamel , which , though polished by the fire , is neverthe- less irregular . This is done with a fine grained Lancashire le and water . As the file wears smooth , sand is used . Much precaution and address ...
... give an even surface to the enamel , which , though polished by the fire , is neverthe- less irregular . This is done with a fine grained Lancashire le and water . As the file wears smooth , sand is used . Much precaution and address ...
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... give its ground a more brilliant colour . On the other hand , the porcelains of Paris being more vitre- ous , transparent , and of a bluish cast , generally crack , if boiling water is fre- quently poured into them . In order to remedy ...
... give its ground a more brilliant colour . On the other hand , the porcelains of Paris being more vitre- ous , transparent , and of a bluish cast , generally crack , if boiling water is fre- quently poured into them . In order to remedy ...
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