Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography. A New Ed.; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the 7th Ed. of the German Conversations-lexicon, Volum 9Francis Lieber Bazin and Ellsworth, 1859 |
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... died in 1817 . MONSOONS ( from the Malay mussin , season ) ; periodical trade - winds , which blow six months in one direction , and the rest of the year in an opposite one . They prevail in the Indian ocean , north of the 10th degree ...
... died in 1817 . MONSOONS ( from the Malay mussin , season ) ; periodical trade - winds , which blow six months in one direction , and the rest of the year in an opposite one . They prevail in the Indian ocean , north of the 10th degree ...
Pàgina 8
... died of a gradual decay , in 1762 , aged seventy - two . As a poetess , lady Mary Wortley Monta- gu exhibits ease , and some powers of de- scripuon ; but she is negligent and incor- rect . The principal of her performances in this class ...
... died of a gradual decay , in 1762 , aged seventy - two . As a poetess , lady Mary Wortley Monta- gu exhibits ease , and some powers of de- scripuon ; but she is negligent and incor- rect . The principal of her performances in this class ...
Pàgina 9
... died in 1592 , after much bodily suffering , with the composure of a philosopher . Montaigne has described himself in his celebrated Essais ; but he confesses only the lighter faults . He acknowledges himself indo- lent and averse to ...
... died in 1592 , after much bodily suffering , with the composure of a philosopher . Montaigne has described himself in his celebrated Essais ; but he confesses only the lighter faults . He acknowledges himself indo- lent and averse to ...
Pàgina 12
... died at Lintz , in 1680. His memoirs , written in Italian , are distin- guished for conciseness , clearness , and profound and scientific views . MONTE FIASCONE ; a papal town in the Patrimonio , 5 miles south of Bolsena , 10 north ...
... died at Lintz , in 1680. His memoirs , written in Italian , are distin- guished for conciseness , clearness , and profound and scientific views . MONTE FIASCONE ; a papal town in the Patrimonio , 5 miles south of Bolsena , 10 north ...
Pàgina 13
... died in 1707 . MONTESQUIEU ( Charles de Secondat , baron de la Brède et de , ) was descended from a noble family of Guienne , and was born Jan. 18 , 1689 , at the castle of Brède , near Bordeaux . When only twenty years old , this ...
... died in 1707 . MONTESQUIEU ( Charles de Secondat , baron de la Brède et de , ) was descended from a noble family of Guienne , and was born Jan. 18 , 1689 , at the castle of Brède , near Bordeaux . When only twenty years old , this ...
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Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volum 9 Francis Lieber Visualització completa - 1851 |
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