Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People, כרך 8W. and R. Chambers, 1868 |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 100
עמוד 3
... obtained distinction by the use of his fists , conquering all who opposed him , and obtaining , with Hercules , a place among the gods for his sparring talents . The ancients were not , however , satisfied with the use of the weapons of ...
... obtained distinction by the use of his fists , conquering all who opposed him , and obtaining , with Hercules , a place among the gods for his sparring talents . The ancients were not , however , satisfied with the use of the weapons of ...
עמוד 12
... obtained from this pump , which is low , as compared with that obtained from other descrip- tions of pump ; yet in cases where waste of water- power is not so much to be avoided as expense in erecting , working , and maintenance , these ...
... obtained from this pump , which is low , as compared with that obtained from other descrip- tions of pump ; yet in cases where waste of water- power is not so much to be avoided as expense in erecting , working , and maintenance , these ...
עמוד 22
... obtain this colour from various sources , all of which are curious and interesting . From a very early period , purple ... obtained in minute quantities only from a Mediterranean species of molluscous animal or shell - fish , the Murex ...
... obtain this colour from various sources , all of which are curious and interesting . From a very early period , purple ... obtained in minute quantities only from a Mediterranean species of molluscous animal or shell - fish , the Murex ...
עמוד 23
... obtained , but it may have been obtained from others , as P. lapillus . The dye is contained in a small vein- like sac near the head . See PURPLE COLOURS . PURPURA , or THE PURPLES , is a malady which is often erroneously placed amongst ...
... obtained , but it may have been obtained from others , as P. lapillus . The dye is contained in a small vein- like sac near the head . See PURPLE COLOURS . PURPURA , or THE PURPLES , is a malady which is often erroneously placed amongst ...
עמוד 33
... obtained in Britain from oak branches , which , after being stripped of their bark , are too small for timber purposes . These are cut into short billets , which are placed in cast - iron retorts , and a sufficient heat applied to drive ...
... obtained in Britain from oak branches , which , after being stripped of their bark , are too small for timber purposes . These are cut into short billets , which are placed in cast - iron retorts , and a sufficient heat applied to drive ...
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קטעים בולטים
עמוד 129 - The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath ; it is twice blessed ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes...
עמוד 232 - THE measure is English heroic verse without rime, as that of Homer in Greek, and of Virgil in Latin, — rime being no necessary adjunct or true ornament of poem or good verse, in longer works especially, but the invention of a barbarous age, to set off wretched matter and lame metre...
עמוד 190 - Johnson long afterwards owned that, though he had saved appearances, he had taken care that the Whig dogs should not have the best of it...
עמוד 214 - And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead...
עמוד 297 - Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
עמוד 298 - And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord and Giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets. And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, And I look for the Resurrection of the dead, And the life of the world to come. Amen.
עמוד 338 - Ross," each lisping babe replies. Behold the market-place with poor o'erspread ! The Man of Ross divides the weekly bread : He feeds yon alms-house, neat, but void of state, Where Age and Want sit smiling at the gate ; Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans blest, The young who labour, and the old who rest. Is any sick ? the Man of Ross relieves, Prescribes, attends, the medicine makes, and gives.
עמוד 298 - Who for us men, and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man, And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father.
עמוד 130 - The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become half blind in the house of bondage. But let them gaze on, and they will soon be able to bear it.
עמוד 52 - Bounty (that is, the governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy).