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 1Francis Lieber Desilver, Thomas, & Company, 1836 |
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... head of a monastery . The abbot requires un- conditional obedience from his monks , and his office is to supervise the whole brotherhood , to enforce the observance of the rules of the order , and manage the property of the convent ...
... head of a monastery . The abbot requires un- conditional obedience from his monks , and his office is to supervise the whole brotherhood , to enforce the observance of the rules of the order , and manage the property of the convent ...
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... head of only 1500 grenadiers , induced Napoleon to make him duke of Abrantes . At a later period , however , he committed gross mistakes . At the capitulation of Cintra , A. was surrendered to the English , who made it still stronger ...
... head of only 1500 grenadiers , induced Napoleon to make him duke of Abrantes . At a later period , however , he committed gross mistakes . At the capitulation of Cintra , A. was surrendered to the English , who made it still stronger ...
Pàgina 30
... head . This term is also applied to certain nations repre- sented , by ancient naturalists , as formed without heads , their eyes , mouths , & c . being placed in their breasts , shoulders , & c . ACERBI , Giuseppe , was born at Castel ...
... head . This term is also applied to certain nations repre- sented , by ancient naturalists , as formed without heads , their eyes , mouths , & c . being placed in their breasts , shoulders , & c . ACERBI , Giuseppe , was born at Castel ...
Pàgina 32
... head of the Trojans , to destroy the ranks of the Gre- cians . He remained implacable against the king , on account of Briseis , daughter of Brises , and wife of Mines , king of Lyrnessus , who had fallen to his share , in the division ...
... head of the Trojans , to destroy the ranks of the Gre- cians . He remained implacable against the king , on account of Briseis , daughter of Brises , and wife of Mines , king of Lyrnessus , who had fallen to his share , in the division ...
Pàgina 36
... feet in a second . All other bodies , however , are capable of transmitting sound . It may be done perfectly , even by the solid parts of the head . If , for example , we hold the stem of a watch between the teeth , and cover the.
... feet in a second . All other bodies , however , are capable of transmitting sound . It may be done perfectly , even by the solid parts of the head . If , for example , we hold the stem of a watch between the teeth , and cover the.
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