Chambers's Repository of Instructive and Amusing TractsWilliam and Robert Chambers, 1854 |
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... soon as a previous set of visitors had been dismissed . The edifice , which measures 230 feet in length , was planned by the Dutch architect Vander- straeten , and finished for William , king of the Netherlands , only about a year ...
... soon as a previous set of visitors had been dismissed . The edifice , which measures 230 feet in length , was planned by the Dutch architect Vander- straeten , and finished for William , king of the Netherlands , only about a year ...
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... soon changed the face of affairs . To make this clear , it may be mentioned that , in 1829 , the year preceding the revolution , the number of vessels which entered the port of Antwerp was 1031 , and the number is now above 1400 ...
... soon changed the face of affairs . To make this clear , it may be mentioned that , in 1829 , the year preceding the revolution , the number of vessels which entered the port of Antwerp was 1031 , and the number is now above 1400 ...
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... soon beloved by great and small . He strove to perfect himself in all required discipline and exercises ; and , in truth , ' there was neither page nor lord who could in anything compare with him ; for he leaped , wrestled , threw the ...
... soon beloved by great and small . He strove to perfect himself in all required discipline and exercises ; and , in truth , ' there was neither page nor lord who could in anything compare with him ; for he leaped , wrestled , threw the ...
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... soon carried him off , as it did before the age of eight- and - twenty ; for had he lived long , he would have achieved great things . ' On this occasion , when he heard that the Duke of Savoy was coming to see him , he sent the Lord de ...
... soon carried him off , as it did before the age of eight- and - twenty ; for had he lived long , he would have achieved great things . ' On this occasion , when he heard that the Duke of Savoy was coming to see him , he sent the Lord de ...
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... Soon after his accession , the new king attempted the recovery of the duchy of Milan , in which enterprise he succeeded ; and afterwards , it seems , the French garrisons remained in Lombardy , amusing themselves with jousts , tourneys ...
... Soon after his accession , the new king attempted the recovery of the duchy of Milan , in which enterprise he succeeded ; and afterwards , it seems , the French garrisons remained in Lombardy , amusing themselves with jousts , tourneys ...
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Էջ 4 - All in a hot and copper sky, The bloody Sun, at noon, Right up above the mast did stand, No bigger than the Moon. Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean.
Էջ 12 - All elections shall be by ballot, and every male citizen of twentyone years of age, possessing real estate, shall have the right of suffrage. SEC. 12. The people have a right to keep and to bear arms for the common defence. And as, in time of peace, armies are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be maintained without the consent of the legislature ; and the military...
Էջ 4 - Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah, I confer the priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion, for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth until the sons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in righteousness.
Էջ 3 - We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion will be built upon this continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
Էջ 29 - They told me that all the religious denominations were believing in incorrect doctrines, -and that none of them was acknowledged of God as his church and kingdom. And I was expressly commanded to
Էջ 4 - Nor any drop to drink. The very deep did rot : O Christ ! That ever this should be ! Yea, slimy things did crawl with legs Upon the slimy sea.
Էջ 1 - Being a person of literary tastes, and his attention having been directed to the notion which at that time excited some interest and discussion, namely, that the North American Indians were the descendants of the lost ten tribes of Israel, it struck him that the idea afforded a good groundwork for a religious tale, history, or novel. For three years he laboured upon this work, which he entitled The Manuscript Found, "Mormon
Էջ 30 - At the bottom of this lay a stone of suitable size, the upper surface being smooth. At each edge was placed a large quantity of cement, and into this cement, at the four edges of this stone, were placed erect four others, their bottom edges resting in the cement at the outer edges of the first stone. The four...
Էջ 7 - And now, concerning the gathering. Let the bishop and the agent make preparations for those families which have been commanded to come to this land, as soon as possible, and plant them in their inheritance. And unto the residue of both elders and members, further directions shall be given hereafter. Even so. Amen.
Էջ 8 - Esq., who gave the mob a barrel of whiskey to raise their spirits ; and many others. With my flesh all scarified and defaced, I preached to the congregation as usual, and in the afternoon of the same day baptized three individuals.