Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of Knowledge. [With] Supp, Volume 10 |
Vanuit het boek
Resultaten 1-5 van 18
Pagina 108
... observe how frequently both gentlemen and ladies are at a lofs for questions and anfwers . Savift , FREREN , or VREREN , a town of Weftphalia , in the county of Lingen , 4 miles SE . of Lingen . FRERET , Nicholas , a learned French ...
... observe how frequently both gentlemen and ladies are at a lofs for questions and anfwers . Savift , FREREN , or VREREN , a town of Weftphalia , in the county of Lingen , 4 miles SE . of Lingen . FRERET , Nicholas , a learned French ...
Pagina 120
... observed fomething of this kind ; vaft flocks of females with fcarcely any males among them . Their neft is al- moft as elegantly conftructed as that of the golds finch , ( N ° 5. ) and of much the fame materials only the infide has the ...
... observed fomething of this kind ; vaft flocks of females with fcarcely any males among them . Their neft is al- moft as elegantly conftructed as that of the golds finch , ( N ° 5. ) and of much the fame materials only the infide has the ...
Pagina 139
... OBSERVATIONS ON . 1. The cutting or pruning them when young , ftunts their bearing , though it contributes to the richness and flavour of the fruit , as well as to the beauty of the tree . 2. Kernel fruit - trees come later to bear than ...
... OBSERVATIONS ON . 1. The cutting or pruning them when young , ftunts their bearing , though it contributes to the richness and flavour of the fruit , as well as to the beauty of the tree . 2. Kernel fruit - trees come later to bear than ...
Pagina 205
... observed , that the oak does not produce galls in cold coun tries ; but this obfervation fhould be confined to the medicinal galls ; for all thofe excrefcences . which we call oak - apples , oak - grapes , and oak- cones , are true ...
... observed , that the oak does not produce galls in cold coun tries ; but this obfervation fhould be confined to the medicinal galls ; for all thofe excrefcences . which we call oak - apples , oak - grapes , and oak- cones , are true ...
Pagina 291
... observed in their refpective buds . As each bud contains the rudi ments of a plant , and would , if feparated from its parent vegetable , become quite fimilar to it ; Linnæus , to thew the wonderful fertility of na- ture , has made a ...
... observed in their refpective buds . As each bud contains the rudi ments of a plant , and would , if feparated from its parent vegetable , become quite fimilar to it ; Linnæus , to thew the wonderful fertility of na- ture , has made a ...
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
againſt alfo ancient angle Bavaria becauſe cafe called caufe Charles circle coaft confequence confiderable confifts degree diftance duke duke of Burgundy earth ecliptic emperor equal faid fame fays feated fecond feedlings feems fent ferve feveral fhall fhould fide filk fince firft firſt fituation flowers fmall fome fometimes foon fouth fpecies fquare French froft fruit ftand ftate ftill ftone ftrong fubject fucceeded fuch fuppofed fupport furface garden Gaul Gazna Germany globe Guife hiftory himſelf houfe inches interfect Italy king laft latitude lefs Lewis meaſure meridian miles SW moft moſt muft muſt obferved occafion oppofite paffed perfon plants pole prefent prince PROB purpoſe reafon refpect reft Rhine rife river Roman Saxony Shak ſmall Spain thefe themſelves ther theſe thofe thoſe tion town of France town of Germany town of Sweden trees triangle ufually uſed veffels weft whofe
Populaire passages
Pagina 150 - For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour ; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Pagina 184 - Hell is murky. Fie, my lord, fie ! a soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?
Pagina 352 - If two triangles have two angles of the one equal to two angles of the other, each to each, and one side equal to one side, viz.
Pagina 283 - Betray'd, captiv'd, and both my eyes put out, Made of my enemies the scorn and gaze...
Pagina 150 - For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
Pagina 349 - The Measure of an angle, is an arc of any circle contained between the two lines which form that angle, the angular point being the centre ; and it is estimated by the number of degrees contained in that arc.
Pagina 239 - The passing through the gloom from the grotto to the opening day, the retiring and again assembling shades, the dusky groves, the larger lawn, and the solemnity of the termination at the cypresses that lead up to his mother's tomb, are managed with exquisite judgment ; and though Lord Peterborough assisted him " To form his quincunx, and to rank his vines...
Pagina 22 - Early at business, and at hazard late; Mad at a fox-chase, wise at a debate; Drunk at a borough, civil at a ball; Friendly at Hackney, faithless at Whitehall.
Pagina 237 - ... if there want sense in proportion to money, or if nature be not followed ; which I take to be the great rule in this, and perhaps in every thing else, as far as the conduct not only of our lives, but our governments.
Pagina 198 - ... the hole G. For if we then hold it up to the wind as before, a quantity of water will be blown out ; and if both legs of the instrument are of the same bore, the height of the column sustained will be equal to double the column of water in either leg, or the sum of what is wanting in both legs. But if the legs are of unequal bores, neither of these will give the true height of the column of water which the wind sustained.