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... became noted for his vigorous Arachnida ; and it is only of late that they have opposition to the arbitrary measures of the court . been decidedly referred to Crustacea , in consequence In 1626 , the year after the accession of Charles ...
... became noted for his vigorous Arachnida ; and it is only of late that they have opposition to the arbitrary measures of the court . been decidedly referred to Crustacea , in consequence In 1626 , the year after the accession of Charles ...
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... became sole king of Epeirus in 295 B. C .; and , in the following year , increased his territories by the addition of the western parts of Macedonia , which he obtained in reward for aiding Alexander , son of Cassander , against his ...
... became sole king of Epeirus in 295 B. C .; and , in the following year , increased his territories by the addition of the western parts of Macedonia , which he obtained in reward for aiding Alexander , son of Cassander , against his ...
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... became Professor of Persian in the School for Modern Oriental Languages . He died 18th September 1857. Q's erudition was something enormous , as might have been expected from his uninterrupted life - long devotion to study , but ...
... became Professor of Persian in the School for Modern Oriental Languages . He died 18th September 1857. Q's erudition was something enormous , as might have been expected from his uninterrupted life - long devotion to study , but ...
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... became Professor of Mathematics . In 1819 , he was ap- pointed to the same chair at the Brussels Athenæum ; and in 1826 , was chosen by King William I. to superintend the construction of the Royal Observa tory in the capital , of which ...
... became Professor of Mathematics . In 1819 , he was ap- pointed to the same chair at the Brussels Athenæum ; and in 1826 , was chosen by King William I. to superintend the construction of the Royal Observa tory in the capital , of which ...
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... became distinguished as a ready , earnest , and fervent orator , in opposition to the policy of Jefferson and Madison . He was one of the earliest to denounce slavery in Congress , and declared that the purchase of Louisiana was a ...
... became distinguished as a ready , earnest , and fervent orator , in opposition to the policy of Jefferson and Madison . He was one of the earliest to denounce slavery in Congress , and declared that the purchase of Louisiana was a ...
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Page 234 - 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...
Page 131 - 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...
Page 221 - Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
Page 300 - 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.
Page 216 - 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...
Page 285 - Some Passages of the Life and Death of John Earl of Rochester ;" which the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety.
Page 299 - 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.
Page 340 - But clear and artless pouring through the plain Health to the sick, and solace to the swain. Whose causeway parts the vale with shady rows ? Whose seats the weary traveller repose ? Who taught that heaven-directed spire to rise ? " The Man of Ross," each lisping babe replies. Behold the market-place with poor o'erspread ! The Man of Ross...
Page 131 - Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory.
Page 299 - I believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible...