British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... received within two pieces of iron , in a perpendicular position , that may be closed , or otherwise , as the ope- ration requires ; the tools are fixed to one end of the axis , and screwed firm ; the stone to be engraved is then held ...
... received within two pieces of iron , in a perpendicular position , that may be closed , or otherwise , as the ope- ration requires ; the tools are fixed to one end of the axis , and screwed firm ; the stone to be engraved is then held ...
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... received that mechanism of body , those peculiar in stincts , and is made to undergo those dif . ferent changes , which fit it for its destin- ed situation , and enable it to perform its • proper functions . The utility of many in ...
... received that mechanism of body , those peculiar in stincts , and is made to undergo those dif . ferent changes , which fit it for its destin- ed situation , and enable it to perform its • proper functions . The utility of many in ...
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... received , may be as- certained by the jury upon the trial . A mends may be tendered generally , with- out a particular sum , before the lord fixes the amount . An estray must not be used , but a cow may be milked of necessity . The ...
... received , may be as- certained by the jury upon the trial . A mends may be tendered generally , with- out a particular sum , before the lord fixes the amount . An estray must not be used , but a cow may be milked of necessity . The ...
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... received : nor can the character of either party , unless put in issue by the very proceeding itself , be called in question . The most general and fundamental principle is , that the best evidence the nature of the cause will admit ...
... received : nor can the character of either party , unless put in issue by the very proceeding itself , be called in question . The most general and fundamental principle is , that the best evidence the nature of the cause will admit ...
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... received in contradiction of them ; but these are not permitted to be remov- ed from place to place , to serve a private purpose , and are therefore proved by co- pies of them , which , in the absence of the original , is the next best ...
... received in contradiction of them ; but these are not permitted to be remov- ed from place to place , to serve a private purpose , and are therefore proved by co- pies of them , which , in the absence of the original , is the next best ...
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