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... taken from the Roman coins relating to Britain . Pennies were not coined till George III.'s reign . The coins of William and Mary have the profiles of the king and queen one over the other , and the shields of the three kingdoms in the ...
... taken from the Roman coins relating to Britain . Pennies were not coined till George III.'s reign . The coins of William and Mary have the profiles of the king and queen one over the other , and the shields of the three kingdoms in the ...
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... taken young , it is easily tamed , and becomes very familiar and amusing ; but an old bird caught and put into a cage , is apt to kill itself by violently pecking to force a way out . It soon destroys the wood of a cage . - Other ...
... taken young , it is easily tamed , and becomes very familiar and amusing ; but an old bird caught and put into a cage , is apt to kill itself by violently pecking to force a way out . It soon destroys the wood of a cage . - Other ...
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... taken and dismantled by the Russians ; and since then it has ceased to be the scene of any events of historical interest . It is noted for the pure Swedish spoken by its inhabitants . 4282 . Pop . NYL - GHAU ( Antilope picta , or Portax ...
... taken and dismantled by the Russians ; and since then it has ceased to be the scene of any events of historical interest . It is noted for the pure Swedish spoken by its inhabitants . 4282 . Pop . NYL - GHAU ( Antilope picta , or Portax ...
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... taken refuge in them. OANNES , the name of a Babylonian god , who , in the first year of the foundation of Babylon , is said to have come out of the Persian Gulf , or the old Erythræan Sea , adjoining Babylon . He is described as having ...
... taken refuge in them. OANNES , the name of a Babylonian god , who , in the first year of the foundation of Babylon , is said to have come out of the Persian Gulf , or the old Erythræan Sea , adjoining Babylon . He is described as having ...
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... taken by members of secret and illegal societies of a treasonable description ; and statutes long ago passed to inflict penalties on all who took or administered such oaths . OATH OF CALUMNY , in Scotch Law , means an oath taken by a ...
... taken by members of secret and illegal societies of a treasonable description ; and statutes long ago passed to inflict penalties on all who took or administered such oaths . OATH OF CALUMNY , in Scotch Law , means an oath taken by a ...
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 5 Affichage du livre entier - 1889 |
Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 5 Affichage du livre entier - 1887 |
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