The New International Encyclopæeia, Volume 11Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby Dodd, Mead, 1909 |
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... England , he traveled from town to town , and , remaining but a day or two in a place , adopted the plan of commissioning a few competent men to preach in the societies which he had organized . These helpers , as he called them ...
... England , he traveled from town to town , and , remaining but a day or two in a place , adopted the plan of commissioning a few competent men to preach in the societies which he had organized . These helpers , as he called them ...
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... England which led to the opening of diplomatic and trade relations between Rus- sia and England . In 1558 Ivan made war on the Knights Sword - bearers , who held sway in Livonia and other Baltic regions . His forces were victorious ...
... England which led to the opening of diplomatic and trade relations between Rus- sia and England . In 1558 Ivan made war on the Knights Sword - bearers , who held sway in Livonia and other Baltic regions . His forces were victorious ...
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... England , and on his return to America passed his time chiefly in New York as a young man of fashion . Returning to England in 1771 , he lived in London until 1774 , when he went to the Continent because of the im- pending war between ...
... England , and on his return to America passed his time chiefly in New York as a young man of fashion . Returning to England in 1771 , he lived in London until 1774 , when he went to the Continent because of the im- pending war between ...
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... England . The part is usually taken by a boy , whose costume is profusely adorned with wreaths of flowers or greens . Sometimes called Jack - a - green . Consult Strutt , Sports and Pas- times of the English People , ed . by Hone ( Lon ...
... England . The part is usually taken by a boy , whose costume is profusely adorned with wreaths of flowers or greens . Sometimes called Jack - a - green . Consult Strutt , Sports and Pas- times of the English People , ed . by Hone ( Lon ...
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... England were also called Tories . They were generally distinguished by warm attach- ment to the Church of England , as opposed to all dissent , if they were not members of the Catholic Church , and held very strongly the doc- trine of ...
... England were also called Tories . They were generally distinguished by warm attach- ment to the Church of England , as opposed to all dissent , if they were not members of the Catholic Church , and held very strongly the doc- trine of ...
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Page 396 - Kansas, and when admitted as a state or states, the said territory, or any portion of the same, shall be received into the union with or without slavery, as their constitution may prescribe at the time of their admission...
Page 229 - We don't want to fight, but by jingo if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too.
Page 190 - Father before all worlds ; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made...
Page 288 - I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. He was (indeed) honest, and of an open and free nature; had an excellent phantasy, brave notions, and gentle expressions...
Page 263 - Resolved, That the convention deem it expedient at the present time not to choose between the individuals in nomination, but to leave the decision to their Republican fellowcitizens in the several States, trusting that before the election shall take place their opinions will become so concentrated as to secure the choice of a Vice-President by the Electoral College.
Page 396 - March 6, 1820,) which, being inconsistent with the principle of non-intervention by Congress with slavery in the States and Territories — as recognized by the legislation of 1850, commonly called the Compromise Measures — is hereby declared inoperative and void; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their...
Page 351 - That no person who shall hereafter come to the possession of this crown shall go out of the dominions of England, Scotland or Ireland without consent of Parliament.
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Page 322 - Justice. 2. The plaintiff shall, subject to the provisions of Order XX., and at such time and in such manner as therein prescribed, deliver to the defendant a statement of his claim, and of the relief or remedy to which he claims to be entitled.
Page 395 - Representatives by an overwhelming majority. That bill was based on the principle of excluding slavery from the new Territory. It was not taken up for consideration in the Senate and consequently failed to become a law. At the present session a new Nebraska bill has been reported by the Senate Committee...