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... cent palace of French royalty , and the scene of many of the most notable events in French history , particularly the Revolution . ( See article on PARKS ) . To the south of Versailles is the mediæval Chateau de la Madeleine , with ...
... cent palace of French royalty , and the scene of many of the most notable events in French history , particularly the Revolution . ( See article on PARKS ) . To the south of Versailles is the mediæval Chateau de la Madeleine , with ...
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... cent in weight . Care must be exercised in the amount of heat- ing of the seeds , else a very active and acrid tox - albumin , ricin , which is present in the seed coat , is added to the oil . This tends to render the oil very griping ...
... cent in weight . Care must be exercised in the amount of heat- ing of the seeds , else a very active and acrid tox - albumin , ricin , which is present in the seed coat , is added to the oil . This tends to render the oil very griping ...
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... cent of essential re- quirements . The best blood in the world will not bring prize - winners or nice pets if they are badly reared . The crucial period takes in the first six months ; when the young cat is well grown , and at seven ...
... cent of essential re- quirements . The best blood in the world will not bring prize - winners or nice pets if they are badly reared . The crucial period takes in the first six months ; when the young cat is well grown , and at seven ...
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... cent of the entire Christian population of the globe . It is found in all continents and among all nations but is strongest in southern countries and among the Latin and Celtic races in Italy , Spain , France , Austria , Ireland and ...
... cent of the entire Christian population of the globe . It is found in all continents and among all nations but is strongest in southern countries and among the Latin and Celtic races in Italy , Spain , France , Austria , Ireland and ...
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... cent developments in the history of surgery contradict this idea completely . Really great surgery began to develop at the University of Salerno before the end of the 12th century . The surgical textbooks of Roger and Roland and of the ...
... cent developments in the history of surgery contradict this idea completely . Really great surgery began to develop at the University of Salerno before the end of the 12th century . The surgical textbooks of Roger and Roland and of the ...
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Page 67 - I profess, likewise, that in the mass there is offered to God a true, proper, and propitiatory sacrifice for the living and the dead.
Page 306 - A charity, in the legal sense, may be more fully defined as a gift, to be applied consistently with existing laws, for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons, either by bringing their minds or hearts under the influence of education or religion, by relieving their bodies from disease, suffering, or constraint, by assisting them to establish themselves in life, or by erecting or maintaining public buildings or works, or otherwise lessening the burdens of government.
Page 298 - Homer ruled as his demesne; Yet did I never breathe its pure serene Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold: Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken; Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes He stared at the Pacific — and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise — Silent, upon a peak in Darien.
Page 67 - Christ : and that there is made a conversion of the whole substance of the bread into the body, and of the whole substance of the wine into the blood ; which conversion the Catholic Church calls Transubstantiation.
Page 195 - All charges of war and all other expenses which shall be incurred for the common defense or general welfare shall be defrayed out of a common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several States in proportion to the value of all the land in each State granted to individuals. The taxes for paying each proportion shall be levied by the several States.
Page 34 - He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has life everlasting and I will raise him up on the last day.
Page 298 - Homer is rapid in his movement, Homer is plain in his words and style, Homer is simple in his ideas, Homer is noble in his manner. Cowper renders him ill because he is slow in his movement, and elaborate in his style ; Pope renders him ill because he is artificial both in his style and in his words ; Chapman renders him ill because he is fantastic in his ideas ; Mr. Newman renders him ill because he is odd in his words and ignoble...
Page 149 - I thank God for this ten weeks' quiet before the end. "Life has always been hurried and full of difficulty.
Page 286 - ... against my judgment and advice, and will end in thin smoke. Still, I hope as a matter of courtesy to some of our erring brethren, that you will send the delegates. Truly your friend, Z.