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... term , had almost ceased to be heard . The tolling , indeed , continued in the old fashion ; but it took place after the death , instead of before . ' The practice of slowly and solemnly tolling church - bells at deaths , or while ...
... term , had almost ceased to be heard . The tolling , indeed , continued in the old fashion ; but it took place after the death , instead of before . ' The practice of slowly and solemnly tolling church - bells at deaths , or while ...
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... term carillons to the suites of bells which yield this kind of music . In this last sense , the tower of Les Halles , a large building at Bruges , is allowed to contain the finest carillons in Europe . There is a set of music bells of ...
... term carillons to the suites of bells which yield this kind of music . In this last sense , the tower of Les Halles , a large building at Bruges , is allowed to contain the finest carillons in Europe . There is a set of music bells of ...
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... term adopted from the French into the English and various other languages . It is generally used in a vague way to designate the more refined departments of literature , but has in fact no precise limits . In English usage it is ...
... term adopted from the French into the English and various other languages . It is generally used in a vague way to designate the more refined departments of literature , but has in fact no precise limits . In English usage it is ...
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... term of Gaelic origin , prefixed to the names of the principal mountains of Scotland - as Ben Ledi , Ben Lomond , Ben Nevis , & c . It is essentially the same word as the Welsh Pen , the primary signification of which is ' head , ' and ...
... term of Gaelic origin , prefixed to the names of the principal mountains of Scotland - as Ben Ledi , Ben Lomond , Ben Nevis , & c . It is essentially the same word as the Welsh Pen , the primary signification of which is ' head , ' and ...
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... term formerly applied to feudal estates , but is now used to denote certain kinds of church preferment , such as rectories , vicarages , and other parochial cures , as distinguished from bishoprics , deaneries , and other ecclesiastical ...
... term formerly applied to feudal estates , but is now used to denote certain kinds of church preferment , such as rectories , vicarages , and other parochial cures , as distinguished from bishoprics , deaneries , and other ecclesiastical ...
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