Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, المجلد 15،الجزء 1Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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... his courfe of lectures , used to fpeak of Dr Bell with the highest elteem ; but did not approve of the idea which he entertained refpecting the feeling or perception of plants . ( 8 ) Dr Watfon , the prefent bishop of PLA [ 10 ] PLA.
... his courfe of lectures , used to fpeak of Dr Bell with the highest elteem ; but did not approve of the idea which he entertained refpecting the feeling or perception of plants . ( 8 ) Dr Watfon , the prefent bishop of PLA [ 10 ] PLA.
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... used for fecuring fafh - windows . Let the four female fcrews be let into the four corners of one of the planks , and correfponding holes made through the four corners of the other plank for the male fcrews to pafs through , fo as to ...
... used for fecuring fafh - windows . Let the four female fcrews be let into the four corners of one of the planks , and correfponding holes made through the four corners of the other plank for the male fcrews to pafs through , fo as to ...
الصفحة 15
... used in medicine . for no per- of the canals which were dug for the Chelsea water- works , where it grew in great plenty . The feeds of it must have been buried there fome ages ; fon remembers any of the plants growing in that neigh ...
... used in medicine . for no per- of the canals which were dug for the Chelsea water- works , where it grew in great plenty . The feeds of it must have been buried there fome ages ; fon remembers any of the plants growing in that neigh ...
الصفحة 16
... used in England for cutting hay , answers for cutting ricks of tops . The method of tedding Guinea - torn to make a kind of hay , will require a little explanation here . When Guinea corn is planted in May , and to be cut down in July ...
... used in England for cutting hay , answers for cutting ricks of tops . The method of tedding Guinea - torn to make a kind of hay , will require a little explanation here . When Guinea corn is planted in May , and to be cut down in July ...
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... used in it , farther than to fprinkle the board , on which it is moulded into fhape . From re- peated experience it appears , that a mixture of fand in gut - mould is the best of all manure for stiff and barren clay - lands ; provided ...
... used in it , farther than to fprinkle the board , on which it is moulded into fhape . From re- peated experience it appears , that a mixture of fand in gut - mould is the best of all manure for stiff and barren clay - lands ; provided ...
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الصفحة 231 - Yet shall he mount, and keep his distant way Beyond the limits of a vulgar fate ; Beneath the good how far — but far above the great ! ODE VI.
الصفحة 224 - In flower of youth and beauty's pride : — Happy, happy, happy pair ! None but the brave None but the brave None but the brave deserves the fair...
الصفحة 231 - This pencil take (she said) whose colours clear Richly paint the vernal year : Thine, too, these golden keys, immortal Boy ! This can unlock the gates of Joy ; Of Horror that, and thrilling Fears, Or ope the sacred source of sympathetic Tears.
الصفحة 231 - On Thracia's hills the Lord of War Has curb'd the fury of his car, And dropp'd his thirsty lance at thy command. Perching on the sceptred hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feather'd king With ruffled plumes, and flagging wing : Quench'd in dark clouds of slumber lie The terror of his beak, and lightnings of his eye.
الصفحة 192 - And, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should know you and know this man; Yet I am doubtful; for I am mainly ignorant What place this is, and all the skill I have Remembers not these garments; nor I know not Where I did lodge last night. Do not laugh at me; For, as I am a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia.
الصفحة 221 - And Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
الصفحة 230 - Love framed with Mirth a gay fantastic round : Loose were her tresses seen, her zone unbound; And he, amidst his frolic play, As if he would the charming air repay, Shook thousand odours from his dewy wings.
الصفحة 224 - On his imperial throne: His valiant peers were plac'd around; Their brows with roses and with myrtles bound : (So should desert in arms be crown'd.) The lovely Thais, by his side, Sate like a blooming Eastern bride In flow'r of youth and beauty's pride.
الصفحة 172 - I care not, Fortune, what you me deny : You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; You cannot shut the windows of the sky, Through which Aurora shows her brightening face; You cannot bar my constant feet to trace The woods and lawns, by living stream, at eve...
الصفحة 230 - He threw his blood-stained sword in thunder down, And with a withering look The war-denouncing trumpet took, And blew a blast so loud and dread, Were ne'er prophetic sounds so full of woe.