Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People, Volume 2J.B. Lippincott & Company, 1870 |
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... passed by the government in 1842 , the long postponed project of cutting canals through the Campine district was at length commenced , and has been very advantageous to the spread of agri- culture . A large portion of the Campine seems ...
... passed by the government in 1842 , the long postponed project of cutting canals through the Campine district was at length commenced , and has been very advantageous to the spread of agri- culture . A large portion of the Campine seems ...
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... passed through a long series of difficulties , but now promises good results . In 1866 the number of ships which entered Bel- gian ports was 4568 , and the number which left , 4478 ; their united tonnage , 2,096,997 tons . The It cannot ...
... passed through a long series of difficulties , but now promises good results . In 1866 the number of ships which entered Bel- gian ports was 4568 , and the number which left , 4478 ; their united tonnage , 2,096,997 tons . The It cannot ...
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... passed into the possession of the House of Hapsburg . After the abdication of Charles , these provinces passed into the hands of Philip II . , and by the law of primogeniture , should have re- mained united with Spain . But scarcely had ...
... passed into the possession of the House of Hapsburg . After the abdication of Charles , these provinces passed into the hands of Philip II . , and by the law of primogeniture , should have re- mained united with Spain . But scarcely had ...
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... passed through the hands of Greeks , Bulgarians , sold it , in the beginning of the 15th c . , to the Emperor Sigismund . In 1442 , it was unsuccessfully of time and money ; and when stormed ( July 14 , besieged by the Turks , with a ...
... passed through the hands of Greeks , Bulgarians , sold it , in the beginning of the 15th c . , to the Emperor Sigismund . In 1442 , it was unsuccessfully of time and money ; and when stormed ( July 14 , besieged by the Turks , with a ...
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... passing out of the world . It was a prevailing superstition that bells had the power to terrify evil spirits , no less than to dispel storms ; and the custom of ringing what was called the passing - bell , ' grew [ we quote the writer ...
... passing out of the world . It was a prevailing superstition that bells had the power to terrify evil spirits , no less than to dispel storms ; and the custom of ringing what was called the passing - bell , ' grew [ we quote the writer ...
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Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 2 Affichage du livre entier - 1886 |
Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 2 Affichage du livre entier - 1870 |
Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 2 Affichage du livre entier - 1886 |
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