Chambers's Encyclopaedia: Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the PeopleW. and R. Chambers, 1874 |
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... Britain a freer access to China than she had ever enjoyed before . He found time , before his return , to negotiate a treaty with Japan , under which English manufac- tures are admitted at low rates of duty , and a British minister is ...
... Britain a freer access to China than she had ever enjoyed before . He found time , before his return , to negotiate a treaty with Japan , under which English manufac- tures are admitted at low rates of duty , and a British minister is ...
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... Britain . ELIJAH ( in the Greek form , occurring in the New Testament , Elias ) , the greatest of the prophets of Israel , was born at Tishbe , in Gilead , on the borders of the desert . He comes upon the scene in When that the time of ...
... Britain . ELIJAH ( in the Greek form , occurring in the New Testament , Elias ) , the greatest of the prophets of Israel , was born at Tishbe , in Gilead , on the borders of the desert . He comes upon the scene in When that the time of ...
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... Britain was debated , it was found that all the descendants of James I. were either dead or were Roman Catholics , except Sophia , Electress of Hanover , and her family . By act of parliament , that year , the crown was accordingly ...
... Britain was debated , it was found that all the descendants of James I. were either dead or were Roman Catholics , except Sophia , Electress of Hanover , and her family . By act of parliament , that year , the crown was accordingly ...
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... Britain , most extensively planted , and a chief ornament of English scenery . - The CORK - BARKED ELM ( U. suberosa ) , by many regarded as a variety of U. campestris , is distinguished by the corky wings of the bark of the branches ...
... Britain , most extensively planted , and a chief ornament of English scenery . - The CORK - BARKED ELM ( U. suberosa ) , by many regarded as a variety of U. campestris , is distinguished by the corky wings of the bark of the branches ...
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... Britain . The eggs are six or seven in number , dark green ; the male performs the principal part of the incubation . The eggs are highly esteemed as food . The skin of the emu contains much oil - six or seven quarts are obtained from a ...
... Britain . The eggs are six or seven in number , dark green ; the male performs the principal part of the incubation . The eggs are highly esteemed as food . The skin of the emu contains much oil - six or seven quarts are obtained from a ...
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