Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Volume 14Archibald Constable, 1823 |
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... mountain ash . In South Britain it is an accidental visitant . 10. Grosbeaks . The grosbeak and crossbill come here ... mountains but , considering the vast flights that ap- pear in winter , it is probable that the greater part retire ...
... mountain ash . In South Britain it is an accidental visitant . 10. Grosbeaks . The grosbeak and crossbill come here ... mountains but , considering the vast flights that ap- pear in winter , it is probable that the greater part retire ...
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... mountains of the north of England , and on the Grampian hills . We must here remark , that every species of the ge- nera of curlews , woodcocks , sandpipers , and plovers , that forsakes us in the spring , retires to Sweden , Po- land ...
... mountains of the north of England , and on the Grampian hills . We must here remark , that every species of the ge- nera of curlews , woodcocks , sandpipers , and plovers , that forsakes us in the spring , retires to Sweden , Po- land ...
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... mountains are covered with the erica vulgaris , and an elegant evergreen shrub very like a phillyrea , which gives them a most beautiful appearance . It is one of the principal and most fertile of the Azo- rian islands , lying nearly ...
... mountains are covered with the erica vulgaris , and an elegant evergreen shrub very like a phillyrea , which gives them a most beautiful appearance . It is one of the principal and most fertile of the Azo- rian islands , lying nearly ...
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... mountains , which , though steep , may be easily ascended on horseback by two roads . The valley is about five or six leagues in circuit . The face of the mountains , which are very steep , is entirely co- vered with beautiful ...
... mountains , which , though steep , may be easily ascended on horseback by two roads . The valley is about five or six leagues in circuit . The face of the mountains , which are very steep , is entirely co- vered with beautiful ...
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... mountains , about seven or eight leagues round ; in the bottom is a deep lake of water about three leagues in circuit , furnished with great numbers of water fowls . This water has no mineral quality ; neither are there any hot springs ...
... mountains , about seven or eight leagues round ; in the bottom is a deep lake of water about three leagues in circuit , furnished with great numbers of water fowls . This water has no mineral quality ; neither are there any hot springs ...
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Page 105 - AND I SAW AN ANGEL COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN, HAVING THE KEY OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT AND A GREAT CHAIN IN HIS HAND. AND HE LAID HOLD ON THE DRAGON, THAT OLD SERPENT, WHICH IS THE DEVIL AND SATAN AND BOUND HIM A THOUSAND YEARS. AND CAST HIM INTO THE BOTTOMLESS PIT AND SHUT HIM UP AND SET A SEAL UPON HIM, THAT HE SHOULD DECEIVE THE NATIONS NO MORE, TILL THE THOUSAND YEARS SHOULD BE FULFILLED: AND AFTER THAT HE MUST BE LOOSED A LITTLE SEASON.
Page 105 - And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Page 284 - A crime, or misdemeanor, is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it.
Page 281 - When anyone tells me that he saw a dead man restored to life, I immediately consider with myself whether it be more probable that this person should either deceive or be deceived, or that the fact which he relates should really have happened. I weigh the one miracle against the other ; and according to the superiority which I discover, I pronounce my decision, and always reject the greater miracle. If the falsehood of his testimony would be more miraculous than the event which he relates, then, and...
Page 105 - And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years...
Page 82 - MILTOK. but scout and hurry along in little detached parties of six or seven in a company ; and sweeping low, just over the surface of the land and water, direct their course to the opposite continent at the narrowest passage they can find.
Page 281 - That no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish.
Page 95 - That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of parliament, is against law.
Page 107 - For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
Page 282 - And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child : and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.