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 6Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Company, 1838 |
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Pàgina 6
... century , the nation scarcely showed a trace of the noble characteristics of their fathers . The bar- barians soon after began their ruinous in- cursions into Greece . - Besides the well known works on the history of Greece , by Mitford ...
... century , the nation scarcely showed a trace of the noble characteristics of their fathers . The bar- barians soon after began their ruinous in- cursions into Greece . - Besides the well known works on the history of Greece , by Mitford ...
Pàgina 9
... century the writing of books was intro- duced among the Greeks . Wolf proves not only that Homer committed to writ- ing nothing which he sung , the skins of animals not having been used for writing till after him , nor Egyptian papyrus ...
... century the writing of books was intro- duced among the Greeks . Wolf proves not only that Homer committed to writ- ing nothing which he sung , the skins of animals not having been used for writing till after him , nor Egyptian papyrus ...
Pàgina 42
... century . This Greek patois de- parted still more from the purity of the written language , which took refuge at court , in the tribunals of justice , and the halls of instruction , when the Frank cru- saders augmented it by their own ...
... century . This Greek patois de- parted still more from the purity of the written language , which took refuge at court , in the tribunals of justice , and the halls of instruction , when the Frank cru- saders augmented it by their own ...
Pàgina 47
... century , preaching was strictly forbidden in Russia , under the czar Alexis , in order to prevent the diffusion of new doctrines . In Turkey , preaching was confined almost exclusively to the higher clergy , because they alone possess ...
... century , preaching was strictly forbidden in Russia , under the czar Alexis , in order to prevent the diffusion of new doctrines . In Turkey , preaching was confined almost exclusively to the higher clergy , because they alone possess ...
Pàgina 48
... century , the party of the Strigolnicians seceded from hatred of the clergy , but , as they had no other peculiar- ity , soon perished . The same was done , with more success , by the Roskolnicians ( i . e . , the apostates ) , about ...
... century , the party of the Strigolnicians seceded from hatred of the clergy , but , as they had no other peculiar- ity , soon perished . The same was done , with more success , by the Roskolnicians ( i . e . , the apostates ) , about ...
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Pàgina 128 - St. John's Palace, an ancient house in Wells Street, is believed to have been the residence of the prior of the order of St. John of Jerusalem. Pop. 60,000. — Hackney-coaches took their name from this parish. HADDINQTON, or KAST-LOTHIAW, had' -ding -ton, a county of Scotland, bounded E.