The New Pocket Cyclopaedia: Or, Elements Or Useful Knowledge, Methodically Arranged; with Lists of Select Books on Every Important Subject of Learning and Science; Designed for the Higher Classes in Schools, and for Young Persons in GeneralSherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1813 - 645 pages |
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Page 39
... ment of this pause . If it be after the same syllable for several lines successively , it occasions a tiresome monoto- ny . On this account , a verse of twelve syllables , usually called an alexandrine , if frequently introduced , is ...
... ment of this pause . If it be after the same syllable for several lines successively , it occasions a tiresome monoto- ny . On this account , a verse of twelve syllables , usually called an alexandrine , if frequently introduced , is ...
Page 51
... ment , and owes much to habit . A person unused to mu- sic , when he hears one of Handel's sublimest pieces , how- ever pleased he may be with the general effect , will be to- tally unable to discriminate the beauties of each part , and ...
... ment , and owes much to habit . A person unused to mu- sic , when he hears one of Handel's sublimest pieces , how- ever pleased he may be with the general effect , will be to- tally unable to discriminate the beauties of each part , and ...
Page 96
... ment of Botany Bay , whose chief place is Sydney , and Norfolk island , lying in the Great South Pacific Ocean , Great Britain . The island of Great Britain is the largest of the Euro- pean Islands ; it extends from fifty to nearly 59 ...
... ment of Botany Bay , whose chief place is Sydney , and Norfolk island , lying in the Great South Pacific Ocean , Great Britain . The island of Great Britain is the largest of the Euro- pean Islands ; it extends from fifty to nearly 59 ...
Page 113
... mineral treasures . A fine mine of native gold was discovered a few years since in the county of Wicklow , which is now beneficially worked for govern- ment . There are likewise several productive silver mines . IRELAND . 113.
... mineral treasures . A fine mine of native gold was discovered a few years since in the county of Wicklow , which is now beneficially worked for govern- ment . There are likewise several productive silver mines . IRELAND . 113.
Page 114
... ment . There are likewise several productive silver mines . Copper has been recently found in the county of Wicklow , and at Mucross in Kerry . One of the chief mineral pro- ductions of Ireland is iron , the mines of which were little ...
... ment . There are likewise several productive silver mines . Copper has been recently found in the county of Wicklow , and at Mucross in Kerry . One of the chief mineral pro- ductions of Ireland is iron , the mines of which were little ...
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