Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, a New Ed.; Including a Copius Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the 7th Ed., of the German Conversations-lexicon, Volum 4Lea & Blanchard, 1844 |
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Pàgina 42
... obtained chiefly from mines , and the gold dust of the river Pactolus , were greater than those of any king before him ; and the expression " riches of Croesus " came to signify unbounded wealth . Proud of his treasures , he carried his ...
... obtained chiefly from mines , and the gold dust of the river Pactolus , were greater than those of any king before him ; and the expression " riches of Croesus " came to signify unbounded wealth . Proud of his treasures , he carried his ...
Pàgina 45
... obtained an exemption from the above- mentioned ordinance for Cromwell , who , uniting ability with boldness , was again placed under him , with the command of the cavalry . Cromwell now introduced into the whole army the excellent ...
... obtained an exemption from the above- mentioned ordinance for Cromwell , who , uniting ability with boldness , was again placed under him , with the command of the cavalry . Cromwell now introduced into the whole army the excellent ...
Pàgina 65
... obtained good gold and silver . They were , however , obliged , from want of funds , to desist , though it was highly probable that , with a sufficient capital , it could have been made profitable . For the same reason , together with ...
... obtained good gold and silver . They were , however , obliged , from want of funds , to desist , though it was highly probable that , with a sufficient capital , it could have been made profitable . For the same reason , together with ...
Pàgina 73
... obtained currency as standards of the weight of coins . Among Cufic coins , those are particularly sought for which bear images , because the forms repre- sented upon them appear to be opposed to the precepts of the Koran . But their ...
... obtained currency as standards of the weight of coins . Among Cufic coins , those are particularly sought for which bear images , because the forms repre- sented upon them appear to be opposed to the precepts of the Koran . But their ...
Pàgina 76
... obtained his bachelor's degree at the age of 18 , and soon after was elect- ed fellow . He became private secretary to lord Halifax , and made his first offering to the press in a small poem , entitled an Elegy written on St. Mark's Eve ...
... obtained his bachelor's degree at the age of 18 , and soon after was elect- ed fellow . He became private secretary to lord Halifax , and made his first offering to the press in a small poem , entitled an Elegy written on St. Mark's Eve ...
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