Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics, and Biography, Brought Down to the Present Time; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the Seventh Edition of the German Conversations-lexicon, Volume 7Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Company, 1838 |
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Page 366 - It has been said that he who makes two blades of grass grow where only one grew before is a benefactor to his species.
Page 435 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Page 471 - A special committee having, in consequence, been appointed to draught an address to the king, a memorial to the house of lords, and a remonstrance to the house of commons, Mr.
Page 181 - From a belief that, under the pressure of the invasion under which we were then laboring, the public would have more confidence in a Military chief, and that the Military commander, being invested with the Civil power also, both might be wielded with more energy, promptitude and effect for the defence of the State, I resigned the administration at the end of my second year, and General Nelson was appointed to succeed me.
Page 222 - In a male dress, armed cap a pie, she bore the sword and the sacred banner, as the signal of victory, at the head of the army. Still no unfeminine cruelty ever stained her conduct. She was wounded several times herself, but never killed any one, or shed any blood with her own hand.
Page 45 - For if we will reflect on our own ways of thinking, we shall find, that sometimes the mind perceives the agreement or disagreement of two ideas immediately by themselves, without the intervention of any other : and this I think we may call intuitive knowledge.
Page 51 - From the weak affinity that exists between iodine and nitrogen, these substances cannot be made to unite directly ; but, when iodine is put into a solution of ammonia, the alkali is decomposed; its elements unite with different portions of iodine, and thus cause the formation of hydriodic acid and iodide of nitrogen. The latter subsides in the form of a dark powder, which is characterized, like chloride of nitrogen, by its explosive property. It detonates violently as soon as it is dried, and slight...
Page 260 - While the tower moves along numbers of the devout worshippers throw themselves on the ground, in order to be crushed by the wheels, and the multitude shout in approbation of the act, as a pleasing sacrifice to the idol.
Page 352 - ... standing near the water, which might easily have been torn up by the roots ; but, besides this, as it was found afterwards, he entangled himself in some openings or clefts in the rock, and therein stuck so fast, and hung so unfortunately, that he could not work himself out, but perished and putreficd on the spot. The carcass, which was a long while decaying, and filled great part of the narrow channel, made it almost impassable by its intolerable stench.