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... head of the alphabet . In the oldest languages it is the predominating vowel , and gives them their peculiar fulness and strength . Philolo- gists consider it the heaviest of the three fundamental vowels ; the other two , i and u ...
... head of the alphabet . In the oldest languages it is the predominating vowel , and gives them their peculiar fulness and strength . Philolo- gists consider it the heaviest of the three fundamental vowels ; the other two , i and u ...
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... head is , for an ox 6 francs , a cow 4 fr . , a calf 2 fr . , and a sheep 50 cents . Of the appearance and management of one of the great Parisian abattoirs , a good account is given by Sir Francis Head , in his amusing work , A Faggot ...
... head is , for an ox 6 francs , a cow 4 fr . , a calf 2 fr . , and a sheep 50 cents . Of the appearance and management of one of the great Parisian abattoirs , a good account is given by Sir Francis Head , in his amusing work , A Faggot ...
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... head the new ministry , which for some time was extremely popu- lar . The feeble and vacillating policy displayed in the conduct of the war with Russia , gradually under- mined its stability , and the disastrous mismanage- ment brought ...
... head the new ministry , which for some time was extremely popu- lar . The feeble and vacillating policy displayed in the conduct of the war with Russia , gradually under- mined its stability , and the disastrous mismanage- ment brought ...
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... head of the peace - party . E. was a member of more than one embassy sent by the Athenians to deal with Philip ; and Demosthenes accused him of receiving bribes from the Macedonian monarch , and of betraying the cause of Athens and of ...
... head of the peace - party . E. was a member of more than one embassy sent by the Athenians to deal with Philip ; and Demosthenes accused him of receiving bribes from the Macedonian monarch , and of betraying the cause of Athens and of ...
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... head reservoir of the Nile . A second expedition , undertaken in the end of 1860 , penetrated as far north as ... heads : 1. The triangular region south of Cape Guardafui and the Gulf of Guinea is mostly a high table - land , having ...
... head reservoir of the Nile . A second expedition , undertaken in the end of 1860 , penetrated as far north as ... heads : 1. The triangular region south of Cape Guardafui and the Gulf of Guinea is mostly a high table - land , having ...
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
CHAMBERS'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA: A DICTIONARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PEOPLE ... Affichage du livre entier - 1872 |
Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People ... Affichage du livre entier - 1878 |
Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 6 William Chambers,Robert Chambers Aucun aperçu disponible - 2013 |
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