Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica: Revised and Amended : a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature to which is Added Biographies of Living Subjects, 96 Colored Maps and Numerous Illustrations, Volume 7Belford-Clarke Company, 1890 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 3909
... land formed of deposits of calcareous and peaty matter , and possessing extraordinary fertility . The soil in the mountainous districts is , for the most part , thin and poor , and incapable of improvement . In 1880 there were 176,774 ...
... land formed of deposits of calcareous and peaty matter , and possessing extraordinary fertility . The soil in the mountainous districts is , for the most part , thin and poor , and incapable of improvement . In 1880 there were 176,774 ...
Page 3912
... land , and is without stone of any kind . It is highly probable that the churches of the south part of this district owe their origin to the munificence of the abbeys of Crowland and Spalding . The earliest specimen of Norman ...
... land , and is without stone of any kind . It is highly probable that the churches of the south part of this district owe their origin to the munificence of the abbeys of Crowland and Spalding . The earliest specimen of Norman ...
Page 3919
... land , in depths varying between fifty and one hundred fathoms . During the winter months it approaches the shores , when great numbers are caught by means of long lines . On the American side of the ocean it is less common , although ...
... land , in depths varying between fifty and one hundred fathoms . During the winter months it approaches the shores , when great numbers are caught by means of long lines . On the American side of the ocean it is less common , although ...
Page 3927
... land , especially church land . In both countries the licensing authorities have unlimited discretion , which they have exercised so as to multiply public houses enormously . Assuming that sufficient guarantees can be got for the ...
... land , especially church land . In both countries the licensing authorities have unlimited discretion , which they have exercised so as to multiply public houses enormously . Assuming that sufficient guarantees can be got for the ...
Page 3942
... land , and died at Amsterdam in January , 1683. In these two years Locke was much at Oxford or at Belu- ton . The last movements of Shaftesbury did not recom- mend themselves to the sage caution of his secretary . In his fifty - second ...
... land , and died at Amsterdam in January , 1683. In these two years Locke was much at Oxford or at Belu- ton . The last movements of Shaftesbury did not recom- mend themselves to the sage caution of his secretary . In his fifty - second ...
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