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... side of which the vocal cords may be recognised by their whitish- yellow colour ; while further outward , and separ- ated from the former by a narrow groove , are the false or superior vocal cords of either side . The arytenoid ...
... side of which the vocal cords may be recognised by their whitish- yellow colour ; while further outward , and separ- ated from the former by a narrow groove , are the false or superior vocal cords of either side . The arytenoid ...
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... side much lower than the other - that from which the prevailing wind blows , which carries with it the showers of ashes to the opposite side of the mountain . In many cases , the cone is truncated ; a wide hollow of immense extent , and ...
... side much lower than the other - that from which the prevailing wind blows , which carries with it the showers of ashes to the opposite side of the mountain . In many cases , the cone is truncated ; a wide hollow of immense extent , and ...
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... side of the mountain . It pours forth in a perfectly liquid state , bright and glowing with the splendour of the sun . At first , it flows rapidly ; but as its surface becomes cooled and converted into slag , its velocity diminishes ...
... side of the mountain . It pours forth in a perfectly liquid state , bright and glowing with the splendour of the sun . At first , it flows rapidly ; but as its surface becomes cooled and converted into slag , its velocity diminishes ...
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... side of a box , remove the opposite side , and substitute a cloth or sheet of india - rubber for it . A slight blow on this membrane ejects a vortex - ring from the hole . To make this vortex visible , we may burn phos- phorus or ...
... side of a box , remove the opposite side , and substitute a cloth or sheet of india - rubber for it . A slight blow on this membrane ejects a vortex - ring from the hole . To make this vortex visible , we may burn phos- phorus or ...
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... feet in extent of wings . It is black , with a white band on the wings . It is found only on the western side of the Rocky Mountains . It much resembles the condor in its habits . 33 THE twenty - third letter of the English alphabet ,
... feet in extent of wings . It is black , with a white band on the wings . It is found only on the western side of the Rocky Mountains . It much resembles the condor in its habits . 33 THE twenty - third letter of the English alphabet ,
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 10 Affichage du livre entier - 1905 |
Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 10 Affichage du livre entier - 1871 |
Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 10 Affichage du livre entier - 1893 |
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Page 143 - About a quarter before nine, while he was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone, for salvation; and an assurance was given me, that He had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.
Page 236 - Mrs. Hicks and her daughter, aged nine, were hanged at Huntingdon for selling their souls to the devil, and raising a storm by pulling off" their stockings and making a lather of soap!
Page 337 - In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD, and the pots in the Lord's house shall be like the bowls before the altar. Yea, every pot in Jerusalem, and in Judah shall be holiness unto the Lord...
Page 232 - French cap of the best ; judged to be of melancholy complexion by his physiognomy, black haired, long bearded, comely of personage, well spoken after his country of Scotland, courteous, lowly, lovely, glad to teach, desirous to learn, and was well travelled ; having on him for his habit or clothing, never but a mantle or...
Page 71 - ... expressly named by him and attending at his request, to inform him of the nature and effect of such warrant or cognovit, before the same is executed ; which attorney shall subscribe his name as a witness to the due execution thereof, and thereby declare himself to be attorney for the person executing the same, and state that he subscribes as such attorney.
Page 78 - ... first in peace, first in war, and first in the hearts of his countrymen...
Page 269 - Scripture ; the result of which tendency appeared in 1705, in a work entitled the Old Apology for the Truth of the Christian Religion against the Jews and Gentiles revived.
Page 54 - The conformation of his mind was such that whatever was little seemed to him great, and whatever was great seemed to him little. Serious business was a trifle to him, and trifles were his serious business.
Page 274 - I mourned with thousands, but as one More deeply grieved, for He was gone Whose light I hailed when first it shone, And showed my youth How Verse may build a princely throne On humble truth.
Page 78 - I feel myself going ; I thank you for your attentions ; but I pray you to take no more trouble about me. Let me go off quietly. I cannot last long.