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... kind . The point - lace of the second period , though always very beautiful , was deficient in solidity and in purity of design ; moreover , it bears indications of having been copied from patterns , whilst the older kind was evidently ...
... kind . The point - lace of the second period , though always very beautiful , was deficient in solidity and in purity of design ; moreover , it bears indications of having been copied from patterns , whilst the older kind was evidently ...
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... kind of artificial penitence , common enough among licen- tious men and women in those sensual days . He died at Paris , April 13 , 1695. His best , which , how ever , are also his most immoral productions , are Contes et Nouvelles en ...
... kind of artificial penitence , common enough among licen- tious men and women in those sensual days . He died at Paris , April 13 , 1695. His best , which , how ever , are also his most immoral productions , are Contes et Nouvelles en ...
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... kind , as well as works of profound science . He finally filled the office of Director of the Paris Observatory , and died 4th April 1804. His character was marked by extreme vanity ; but no one has ever equalled him as a lecturer on ...
... kind , as well as works of profound science . He finally filled the office of Director of the Paris Observatory , and died 4th April 1804. His character was marked by extreme vanity ; but no one has ever equalled him as a lecturer on ...
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... kind are also collected from the flues of coke- ovens ; and a superior kind , known as bone - black , is obtained from the flues of kilns in which bones are calcined for manure . By mixing lamp - black in various proportions with white ...
... kind are also collected from the flues of coke- ovens ; and a superior kind , known as bone - black , is obtained from the flues of kilns in which bones are calcined for manure . By mixing lamp - black in various proportions with white ...
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... kind of lamp in existence . When pottery and metal began to be used , the principle of these natural lamps was for a long time retained , as seen in ancient Egyptian , Greek , and Roman lamps ( fig . 1 ) , and in the stone cups and ...
... kind of lamp in existence . When pottery and metal began to be used , the principle of these natural lamps was for a long time retained , as seen in ancient Egyptian , Greek , and Roman lamps ( fig . 1 ) , and in the stone cups and ...
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