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... tone and quality , which run through the whole , or a great part , of the compass of the instrument . In a great organ , the stops are numerous and multifarious . STOP - LAWS . ( See Execution . ) STORAX ; a gum - resin , obtained by in ...
... tone and quality , which run through the whole , or a great part , of the compass of the instrument . In a great organ , the stops are numerous and multifarious . STOP - LAWS . ( See Execution . ) STORAX ; a gum - resin , obtained by in ...
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... Tone . ) SYSTEM OF THE UNIVERSE ; a certain arrangement of the several parts of the universe , fixed stars , planets and comets , by which their appearances and motions are explained . We know little of the universe by actual inspection ...
... Tone . ) SYSTEM OF THE UNIVERSE ; a certain arrangement of the several parts of the universe , fixed stars , planets and comets , by which their appearances and motions are explained . We know little of the universe by actual inspection ...
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... tones , susceptible of the finest swell and fall . The higher tones much resemble those of a flute , the lower those of the organ . It is particularly fine as an accompaniment of vocal music , but is less fit for compositions of a ...
... tones , susceptible of the finest swell and fall . The higher tones much resemble those of a flute , the lower those of the organ . It is particularly fine as an accompaniment of vocal music , but is less fit for compositions of a ...
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... tones . The ancients di- vided their musical system into tetra- chords , as we divide ours into octaves . Therefore they only required , in their singing schools , four syllables for solmi- zation , whilst , in modern times , six sylla ...
... tones . The ancients di- vided their musical system into tetra- chords , as we divide ours into octaves . Therefore they only required , in their singing schools , four syllables for solmi- zation , whilst , in modern times , six sylla ...
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... tone which gives so high a value to his historical works . He was excited to devote himself to historical studies by the applause which the Greek people bestow- ed upon Herodotus , when he read his de- lightful narratives at Olympia ...
... tone which gives so high a value to his historical works . He was excited to devote himself to historical studies by the applause which the Greek people bestow- ed upon Herodotus , when he read his de- lightful narratives at Olympia ...
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Page 411 - God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
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