Elements of General Knowledge: Introductory to Useful Books in the Principal Branches of Literature and Science : Designed Chiefly for the Junior Students in the Universities, and the Higher Classes in Schools, Том 1Printed at the Press of H. Maxwell, for F. Nichols, Philadelphia, 1805 |
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... king of Prussia upon this subject . The sources of our information are numerous and authentic . A sketch of those memorable reigns during which such charters were granted , and laws were passed , as form our presnt econstitution ...
... king of Prussia upon this subject . The sources of our information are numerous and authentic . A sketch of those memorable reigns during which such charters were granted , and laws were passed , as form our presnt econstitution ...
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... king of the Romans , of Brama the Lawgiver of the various tribes of India , and of Confu- cius the great philosopher of China , were evidently adapted to the existing habits , and prevailing inclina- tions of their people . They seem ...
... king of the Romans , of Brama the Lawgiver of the various tribes of India , and of Confu- cius the great philosopher of China , were evidently adapted to the existing habits , and prevailing inclina- tions of their people . They seem ...
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... Kings were leagued against them , as they were falsely represented to be the abettors of dangerous innova- tions , and the disturbers of public order and tranquility . They proclaimed a system adverse no less to the esta- blished ...
... Kings were leagued against them , as they were falsely represented to be the abettors of dangerous innova- tions , and the disturbers of public order and tranquility . They proclaimed a system adverse no less to the esta- blished ...
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... King , the son of a King , or the son of the King ? each of which ex- pressions conveys a very different idea . The exact sense of Filius Regis must entirely depend upon the context ; as the expression is in itself vague and inde ...
... King , the son of a King , or the son of the King ? each of which ex- pressions conveys a very different idea . The exact sense of Filius Regis must entirely depend upon the context ; as the expression is in itself vague and inde ...
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... kings , and the establishment of the laws of the twelve tables . Its manhood denotes the decline of the republic , and the rise of the empire , when poetry was cultivated by Terence , Lucretius , Virgil , and Horace ; eloquence by ...
... kings , and the establishment of the laws of the twelve tables . Its manhood denotes the decline of the republic , and the rise of the empire , when poetry was cultivated by Terence , Lucretius , Virgil , and Horace ; eloquence by ...
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Страница 214 - And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms concerning me.