Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880) Edinburgh and London Edition of Chambers' Encyclopaedia, with Copious Additions by American Editors, Volumen8American Book Exchange, 1880 |
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... became eminent in his profession . He was a member of con- gress 1835-37 , and again in 1842-49 . In 1850-53 he was minister to England . He was an excellent public speaker . Of his published pamphlets the most important was Seces- sion ...
... became eminent in his profession . He was a member of con- gress 1835-37 , and again in 1842-49 . In 1850-53 he was minister to England . He was an excellent public speaker . Of his published pamphlets the most important was Seces- sion ...
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... became chief of ordnance , construction , and repair in the confederate navy . INGRAHAM , JOSEPH H. , 1809-61 ; b . Maine . After a brief period in mercantile pursuits , he became a teacher in Washington college , near Natchez , Miss ...
... became chief of ordnance , construction , and repair in the confederate navy . INGRAHAM , JOSEPH H. , 1809-61 ; b . Maine . After a brief period in mercantile pursuits , he became a teacher in Washington college , near Natchez , Miss ...
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... became director of the French academy at Rome , a post which has been held by many distinguished artists , and in which his predecessor was Horace Vernet . This time he remained in Italy for about ten years . During these years he sent ...
... became director of the French academy at Rome , a post which has been held by many distinguished artists , and in which his predecessor was Horace Vernet . This time he remained in Italy for about ten years . During these years he sent ...
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... became the heiress - apparent to the throne , which she ascended on the death of her father in Sept. , 1833 , her mother being appointed queen - regent . An insurrection in favor of her uncle , Don Carlos ( q.v. ) , who , according to ...
... became the heiress - apparent to the throne , which she ascended on the death of her father in Sept. , 1833 , her mother being appointed queen - regent . An insurrection in favor of her uncle , Don Carlos ( q.v. ) , who , according to ...
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... became consolidated into one monarchy , its kings endeavored to wrest the islands from the Norsemen ; and during the contest which ensued , the various chiefs sometimes professed allegiance to the king of Scotland , and sometimes to the ...
... became consolidated into one monarchy , its kings endeavored to wrest the islands from the Norsemen ; and during the contest which ensued , the various chiefs sometimes professed allegiance to the king of Scotland , and sometimes to the ...
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Página 152 - I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
Página 168 - And he will be a wild man ; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Página 165 - Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that ' dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me ; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children...
Página 330 - And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name ; and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us. 50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not : for he that is not against us is for us.
Página 382 - This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
Página 152 - I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have neither sought nor accepted nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever, under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States...
Página 325 - But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
Página 294 - And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were -possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
Página 286 - I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible ; and in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made...
Página 214 - There is Jackson standing like a stone wall. Rally behind the Virginians. Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer.