The Antiquary, Томове 1–2E.W. Allen, 1871 |
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... kind relating to ancient objects and ancient manners , and by their comparisons , he is able to arrive at general ideas which explain present matters , and may be used by the philosopher for the regulation of the future . It is a law ...
... kind relating to ancient objects and ancient manners , and by their comparisons , he is able to arrive at general ideas which explain present matters , and may be used by the philosopher for the regulation of the future . It is a law ...
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... kind of game of cross purposes , whereby both parties lose money , time , and temper . It is , perhaps , well to observe that its establishment and management will be to us , in a great degree , a labour of love , harmonising with ...
... kind of game of cross purposes , whereby both parties lose money , time , and temper . It is , perhaps , well to observe that its establishment and management will be to us , in a great degree , a labour of love , harmonising with ...
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... kind of plectrum suggested the crow - quill , that snapped the strings in the spinet and harpsichord ; the second gave the idea of the hammer for striking the strings in the pianoforte , as the plectrum of wood was after some time ...
... kind of plectrum suggested the crow - quill , that snapped the strings in the spinet and harpsichord ; the second gave the idea of the hammer for striking the strings in the pianoforte , as the plectrum of wood was after some time ...
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... kind in Denmark , having regard to the highest kind of terra - cotta work . It has exclusive rights over an estate producing a plentiful supply of the best silicious clay , light - coloured , and so fine in texture , that the surface of ...
... kind in Denmark , having regard to the highest kind of terra - cotta work . It has exclusive rights over an estate producing a plentiful supply of the best silicious clay , light - coloured , and so fine in texture , that the surface of ...
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... kind of minaret from which the priests summoned the worshippers on high festivals to prayer ; ( 6 ) that they were gnomons , or astronomical observatories ; this might have been the case ; we could not , however , produce the ...
... kind of minaret from which the priests summoned the worshippers on high festivals to prayer ; ( 6 ) that they were gnomons , or astronomical observatories ; this might have been the case ; we could not , however , produce the ...
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