Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics, and Biography, Brought Down to the Present Time ; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography ; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon, Volum 12Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth Desilver, Thomas, & Company, 1836 |
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... distinguished Prussian offi- cer , who attached himself to the Ameri- can cause in the revolution of 1776. He had been aid - de - camp to Frederic the Great , and had attained the rank of lieu- tenant - general in his army . Sacrificing ...
... distinguished Prussian offi- cer , who attached himself to the Ameri- can cause in the revolution of 1776. He had been aid - de - camp to Frederic the Great , and had attained the rank of lieu- tenant - general in his army . Sacrificing ...
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... distinguished commander of As a his age . ( See Gibbon's Decline and Fall , ch . 29 and 30. ) preacher , he was impressive and eloquent in a high degree : the intrinsic excellence of his sermons was enhanced by the en- ergy of his ...
... distinguished commander of As a his age . ( See Gibbon's Decline and Fall , ch . 29 and 30. ) preacher , he was impressive and eloquent in a high degree : the intrinsic excellence of his sermons was enhanced by the en- ergy of his ...
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... distinguished for the repre- sentation of still life . STIMULANTS are all those medicinal substances , which , applied either exter- nally or internally , have the property of accelerating the pulse and quickening the vital actions ...
... distinguished for the repre- sentation of still life . STIMULANTS are all those medicinal substances , which , applied either exter- nally or internally , have the property of accelerating the pulse and quickening the vital actions ...
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... distinguished from the herous by the small mouth , the angle not reaching beyond the eyes , as with the last ; the beak is also destitute of the na- sal furrow , but is similar in other respects , is straight , long , pointed , and ...
... distinguished from the herous by the small mouth , the angle not reaching beyond the eyes , as with the last ; the beak is also destitute of the na- sal furrow , but is similar in other respects , is straight , long , pointed , and ...
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... distinguished specimens of Gothic architecture existing . Its tow- er , 474 feet high , is ascended by a stair- way of 725 steps , and is a masterpiece of architecture , being built of hewn stone , cut with such nicety as to give it at ...
... distinguished specimens of Gothic architecture existing . Its tow- er , 474 feet high , is ascended by a stair- way of 725 steps , and is a masterpiece of architecture , being built of hewn stone , cut with such nicety as to give it at ...
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