The New International Encyclopædia, Volume 17Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby Dodd, Mead, 1904 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... important commer- cial town . It was captured by the Crusaders un- der Baldwin II . in 1124 and remained in the hands of the Christians till 1291 , when it was taken and destroyed by Malik al - Ashraf , ruler of Egypt and Syria . It has ...
... important commer- cial town . It was captured by the Crusaders un- der Baldwin II . in 1124 and remained in the hands of the Christians till 1291 , when it was taken and destroyed by Malik al - Ashraf , ruler of Egypt and Syria . It has ...
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... important railroad junction and has large repair shops . The Birmingham Female Seminary is three miles distant . The government is vested in a burgess , elected every three years , and a unicameral council . Tyrone was settled about ...
... important railroad junction and has large repair shops . The Birmingham Female Seminary is three miles distant . The government is vested in a burgess , elected every three years , and a unicameral council . Tyrone was settled about ...
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... important city in the Middle Ages . In the thirteenth cen- tury it became the capital of Friuli . In 1420 it passed to Venice . Near Udine is the small but interesting town of Cividale del Friuli ( q.v. ) , the ancient Forum Julii ...
... important city in the Middle Ages . In the thirteenth cen- tury it became the capital of Friuli . In 1420 it passed to Venice . Near Udine is the small but interesting town of Cividale del Friuli ( q.v. ) , the ancient Forum Julii ...
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... important source of borax . ULFELDT , öol'felt , KORFIZ , Count ( 1606- 64 ) . A Danish adventurer . Through marriage with Leonora Christina , the natural daughter of King Christian IV . , he rose to high office , being made Governor of ...
... important source of borax . ULFELDT , öol'felt , KORFIZ , Count ( 1606- 64 ) . A Danish adventurer . Through marriage with Leonora Christina , the natural daughter of King Christian IV . , he rose to high office , being made Governor of ...
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... important part . The u - umlaut is less far - reaching than the palatalization caused by i . It does not occur in Gothic ( owing probably , in part , to the deficien- cies of the Gothic system of writing ) or in Old , Middle , or New ...
... important part . The u - umlaut is less far - reaching than the palatalization caused by i . It does not occur in Gothic ( owing probably , in part , to the deficien- cies of the Gothic system of writing ) or in Old , Middle , or New ...
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Page 383 - ... in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the States, who are parties thereto, have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose, for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining, within their respective limits, the authorities, rights, and liberties, appertaining to them.
Page 128 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 142 - We believe that there is one God, whose nature is Love, revealed in one Lord Jesus Christ, by one Holy Spirit of Grace, who will finally restore the whole family of mankind to holiness and happiness.
Page 383 - That the several states who"' -'formed that instrument being sovereign and independent, have the unquestionable right to judge of the infraction; and, That a Nullification by those sovereignties, of all unauthorized acts done under color of that instrument is the rightful remedy...
Page 383 - Government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers...
Page 334 - She was the daughter and only child of Edward, Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III.
Page 186 - I mean that principle which approves or disapproves of certain actions, not on account of their tending to augment the happiness, nor yet on account of their tending to diminish the happiness of the party whose interest is in question, but merely because a man finds himself disposed to approve or disapprove of them: holding up that approbation or disapprobation as a sufficient reason for itself, and disclaiming the necessity of looking out for any extrinsic ground.
Page 383 - ... by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the constitution, the measure of its powers; but that as in all other cases of compact among parties having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions as of the mode and measure of redress.
Page 245 - He was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of queen Anne...
Page 11 - HISTORICAL VIEW OF THE PROGRESS OF DISCOVERY ON THE MORE NORTHERN COASTS OF NORTH AMERICA.