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... portion , also marked by a light - ship . The southern portion is 10 miles in length , 24 in width at its northern end , and sloping towards the south - west , to a point called South Sand Head , which , being marked by a light - vessel ...
... portion , also marked by a light - ship . The southern portion is 10 miles in length , 24 in width at its northern end , and sloping towards the south - west , to a point called South Sand Head , which , being marked by a light - vessel ...
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... portion of the vaulting ; how the buttresses were developed as they were required to resist the thrust of the groins concentrated on points ; and how the flying buttresses were forced upon the Gothic architects much against their will ...
... portion of the vaulting ; how the buttresses were developed as they were required to resist the thrust of the groins concentrated on points ; and how the flying buttresses were forced upon the Gothic architects much against their will ...
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... portion of the elevation shews the mode of fenes- tration adopted . The clerestory windows are small ; and , in order to give more light , the vault of the gallery next the window is kept very high . This was the original design ; but ...
... portion of the elevation shews the mode of fenes- tration adopted . The clerestory windows are small ; and , in order to give more light , the vault of the gallery next the window is kept very high . This was the original design ; but ...
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... portion of the mining districts , and is especially rich in iron and alum , and yields good copper , nickel , coal , & c . The peasantry are superstitious , attached to their old traditional usages and their national costume , but are ...
... portion of the mining districts , and is especially rich in iron and alum , and yields good copper , nickel , coal , & c . The peasantry are superstitious , attached to their old traditional usages and their national costume , but are ...
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... portion of the community , exercised a tyranny over the more refined and cultivated few . Through these various forms , in the order in which we have enumerated them , each legitimate form being followed by its corresponding degenerate ...
... portion of the community , exercised a tyranny over the more refined and cultivated few . Through these various forms , in the order in which we have enumerated them , each legitimate form being followed by its corresponding degenerate ...
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 5 Affichage du livre entier - 1883 |
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