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Excerpt from The Latest Form of Infidelity Examined: A Letter to Mr. Andrews Norton, Occasioned by His Discourse Before the Association of the Alumni of the Cambridge Theological School, on the 19th of July, 1839You commence with the assertion, (p. That, our religion is very imperfectly understood: and received by comparatively a small number with intelligent faith. You then announce as the theme of your Discourse (p. The character istics of t...

Excerpt from The New American Cyclopedia, Vol. 7: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Edward-FuerosBruce, ' 1n violation of the truce between Scot land and England, sent an army of men under Randolf and Douglas, which ravaged the county of Cumberland. Young Edward march ed to the north with over men, made a vain pursuit of the Scots, came up with them twice when they were in inaccessible positions, is recorded to have wept when he found...

Excerpt from The New American Cyclopædia, Vol. 7: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Edward-FuerosDward III, surnamed the Oonfmsor¿ring of the anglo-saxons, son of King Ethelred IL, successor to Hardicanu born in Islip, Oxford shire, in 1004, ascend the throne in 1042, died Jan. 5, 1066. His mother was a Norman princess, Emma, and during the Danish domi nation which had succeeded the death of Ed mund Ironside, he dwelt in exile in Norm...

Excerpt from The New American Cyclopædia, Vol. 7: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Edward-FuerosDward III, surnamed the Oonfmsor¿ring of the anglo-saxons, son of King Ethelred IL, successor to Hardicanu born in Islip, Oxford shire, in 1004, ascend the throne in 1042, died Jan. 5, 1066. His mother was a Norman princess, Emma, and during the Danish domi nation which had succeeded the death of Ed mund Ironside, he dwelt in exile in Norm...

Excerpt from Philosophical Miscellanies, Translated From the French of Cousin, Jouffroy, and B. Constant, Vol. 1: With Introductory and Critical NoticesThe design of issuing a series of translations from the works of several of the most celebrated authors in the higher departments of modern German and French Literature, has already been announced by the Editor of these volumes.The publication, of which they are intended to form the commencemen...

Excerpt from The New American Cyclopaedia, Vol. 2: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Araktsheeff BealeArab at, a celebrated mountain Of western Asia, subdivided into 2 peaks, Great Ararat on the N. W. And Little Ararat on the S. E., whose bases blend, while their summits are nearly 7 miles a art. The summit Of Great Ararat lies in t. 89° 42' N., long. 48° 88' E., and is feet above the sea level, and feet above its base. At a point 8 m...

Excerpt from The American Cyclopædia, Vol. 2: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Ashes-BolAshford, a town of Kent, England, 45 In. S. E. Of London, pop. It has damask manufactories, and the population is rapidly increasing in consequence of the favorable situation of the town at the junction of three railroad lines.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbo...

Excerpt from The New American Cyclopedia, Vol. 6: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Cough-EducationNess of ceremonial which had existed under the old régime. The precedence of diplomatic agents and others at court is determined partly by the relative rank of states, important republics, as the United States and Switzerland, receiving the same honors as kingdoms, and partly by the degree of relationship to the sovereign, since nearly a...

Excerpt from New American Cyclopædia, Vol. 4: Spiritualism-UzziahCharles island are 5 summits ranging from to feet high. The N. Shores of Spitzbergen and N orth-east Land are more level, and here and on several of the smaller islands some soil is found, in which a few very diminutive plants spring up and mature in a month or 6 weeks of the short summer. Im mense glaciers abound, and the islands are almost covered with perpetual snow. The mean ...

Excerpt from The American Cyclopædia, Vol. 1: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, An-AsherWithin the last ten years the progress of discovery in every department of knowledge has made a new work of reference an imperative want. The physi cal sciences have revealed unexpected and important relations in the material world. Chemistry and physiology have been well nigh reconstructed. Light, heat, and force are now subjected to new processes...

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Excerpt from The New American Cyclopedia, Vol. 7: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Edward-FuerosEdward L. Surnhamed ttht, Elvger, uglixaud met of Alfred, 'ug o e est one, mended the throne in 901, died in 925. His claim to the throne, though recognised lg the witemmotet was disputed by his cousin thei wald, who gained the supportbf the Northam briauandeastangliandanes. The rebelsmarch edthrough the counties of Gloucester, Oxford, and...

Excerpt from The New American Cyclopædia, Vol. 1: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, An-AraguayA popular nuuhml, howovor, has not hcon pursued at the expense of thoroughness of research and oxactucua of statement in regard to topics which manual to doluaud a morn clahorato trcatmcnt. Ample space has been allotted to artlchm of this description, cspccially on subjects connccted with unuloru uninnlilh' tliucnvcricu. Inqmwomonts in the pr...

Excerpt from The New American Cyclopedia, Vol. 9: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Hayne-Jersey CityHayn E, julia dean, an American actress, born in Pleasant Valley, N. Y., July 22, 1830. She first appeared upon the stage in New York, at the Bowery theatre, in 1845, as Julia in the Hunchback, and for a number of years, as Miss Julia Dean, was known throughout the United States as a popular and successful actress in such parts as Juli...

Excerpt from The New American Cyclopædia, Vol. 10: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Jerusalem-MacferrinAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfection...

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Excerpt from Hand-Book of Literature and the Fine ArtsAb'bey, a religious house governed by a superior, under the title of an abbot or abbess. The abbeys of England, at their dissolution under Henry VIII, became lay-sees, when no less than 190 were dissolved, the yearly revenue of which has been estimated at At present, an abbey is, in general, the cathedral or episcopal church of the see or diocese in which it stands.About the PublisherForgot...