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Page 157
... probably are so in the Iliad ; and this no more invalidates the truth of the account , than the contradictory statements and overgrown cal- culations of the forces under Darius and Xerxes make us doubt the reality of their invasions ...
... probably are so in the Iliad ; and this no more invalidates the truth of the account , than the contradictory statements and overgrown cal- culations of the forces under Darius and Xerxes make us doubt the reality of their invasions ...
Page 358
... probably intro- duced from Ireland , or they were built by some colonies of Irish settled at those places . The stories , or floors , in the Towers were most probably for the convenience of as- cending to the bell , when necessary ...
... probably intro- duced from Ireland , or they were built by some colonies of Irish settled at those places . The stories , or floors , in the Towers were most probably for the convenience of as- cending to the bell , when necessary ...
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... found , except- ing that from the tub in the Society's yard , which I have already observed is probably not a fair specimen . This portion of water collected in glass also gave a very minute trace of 3 A Of Rain . - Appendix . 369.
... found , except- ing that from the tub in the Society's yard , which I have already observed is probably not a fair specimen . This portion of water collected in glass also gave a very minute trace of 3 A Of Rain . - Appendix . 369.
Contents
Sketch of the Life and Writings of Ferdoosee | 1 |
On Oil and the Gases obtained from it by Heat | 64 |
Some Observations upon the local prevalence | 83 |
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