The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffussion of Useful Knowledge, Volume 8Charles Knight, 1837 |
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... miles ; but the countries north of the peninsula , as far as 43 ° , are also subject to the sovereign of Corea , so that the whole country from south to north may be 630 miles . Its width , lying between 124 ° and 134 ° E. lat ...
... miles ; but the countries north of the peninsula , as far as 43 ° , are also subject to the sovereign of Corea , so that the whole country from south to north may be 630 miles . Its width , lying between 124 ° and 134 ° E. lat ...
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... miles . Its breadth is very unequal ; the little town of the same name lies at the foot of in the north part , which is much the widest , it extends Mount San Salvador , the highest in the island , having nearly 20 miles , from 19 ° 36 ...
... miles . Its breadth is very unequal ; the little town of the same name lies at the foot of in the north part , which is much the widest , it extends Mount San Salvador , the highest in the island , having nearly 20 miles , from 19 ° 36 ...
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... miles . Population in 1821 , 629,786 ; in 1831 , 703,716 . The chief mountain groups , which with bogs and unpro- fitable lands occupy upwards of two - ninths of the entire surface , may be considered as offsets of the main ridge which ...
... miles . Population in 1821 , 629,786 ; in 1831 , 703,716 . The chief mountain groups , which with bogs and unpro- fitable lands occupy upwards of two - ninths of the entire surface , may be considered as offsets of the main ridge which ...
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... miles long , and from three to five miles broad . Bear Island lage of King William's Town has accordingly been built at its entrance protects it from the south - westerly swell , under the superintendence of Mr. Griffith : it consists ...
... miles long , and from three to five miles broad . Bear Island lage of King William's Town has accordingly been built at its entrance protects it from the south - westerly swell , under the superintendence of Mr. Griffith : it consists ...
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... miles from its entrance into Cork harbour . 51 ° 54 ' N. lat . , 8 ° 30 ′ W. long . Distant from Dublin 124 Irish , or 158 English miles . the beginning of the last century , and continues to extend , although not so rapidly as during ...
... miles from its entrance into Cork harbour . 51 ° 54 ' N. lat . , 8 ° 30 ′ W. long . Distant from Dublin 124 Irish , or 158 English miles . the beginning of the last century , and continues to extend , although not so rapidly as during ...
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Page 42 - Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the Gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by law ; and will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them ? ' King or queen :
Page 42 - Will You to the utmost of Your Power maintain the Laws of God, the true Profession of the Gospel, and the Protestant Reformed Religion established by Law ? And will You maintain and preserve inviolably the Settlement of the United Church of England and Ireland, and the Doctrine, Worship, Discipline, and Government thereof, as by Law established within England and Ireland, and the Territories thereunto belonging...
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Page 170 - I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled, for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor : his linen was plain and not very clean, and I remember a speck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not much larger than his collar : his hat was without a hat-band, his stature was of a good size, his sword stuck close to his side, his countenance swollen and reddish, his voice sharp and untunable, and his eloquence full of fervour, for the subjectmatter would...
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Page 170 - I knew not), very ordinarily appareled ; for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor ; his linen was plain, and not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not much larger than his collar ; his hat was without a hat-band ; his stature was of a good size ; his sword stuck close to his side; his countenance swollen and reddish, his voice sharp and untunable, and his eloquence full of fervour.
Page 170 - I came one morning into the House well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled, for it was a plain cloth suit which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor : his linen was plain and not very clean, and I remember a speck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not much larger than his collar : his hat was without a hat-band, his stature...