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Page 217 - THE PRINCIPALL NAVIGATIONS, Voiages, and Discoveries of the English nation made by Sea or over Land, to the most remote and farthest distant Quarters of the earth at any time within the compasse of these 1500 yeeres.
Page 305 - Miscellanea Curiosa, Containing a Collection of Some of the Principal Phenomena in Nature, Accounted for by the Greatest Philosophers of this Age; Being the Most Valuable Discourses, Read and Delivered to the Royal Society, for the Advancement of Physical and Mathematical Knowledge.
Page 167 - An Explanation of the elementary Characters of the Chinese ; with an Analysis of their ancient Symbols and Hieroglyphics.
Page 94 - Mischat ulMasabih, being a Collection of the most authentic Traditions regarding the Actions and Sayings of Muhammed ; exhibiting the Origin of the Manners and Customs, the Civil, Religious, and Military Policy of the Muslemans. Translated from the original Arabic by Capt. AN Matthews, Bengal Artillery. Calcutta, 1809.
Page 151 - ... le composent, ouvrage entremêlé de digressions sur la vie de plusieurs peintres modernes (en français); Dresde, 17àd, gr.
Page 168 - Observations sur la ressemblance frappante que l'on découvre entre la langue des Russes et celle des Romains...
Page 43 - Le Miroir de vertu et chemin de bien vivre , contenant plusieurs belles histoires, par Quatrains et Distiques moraux, le tout par alphabet. Avec le stile de composer toutes sortes de lettres, missives, quittances et promesses : la ponctuation de la langue française : £ instruction et secret de FArt de l'Escriture , par Pierre Hubert.
Page 218 - A selection of curious, rare and early voyages, and histories of interesting discoveries, chiefly published by Hakluyt, or at his suggestion, but not included in his celebrated compilation, to which, to Purchas, and to other general collections, this is intended as a supplement.
Page 175 - Glees.' 3. ' Twelve Symphonies by Haydn, arranged as Quintets.' 4. 'The Ode as performed in the Senate-house at Cambridge at the Installation of his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, Chancellor of the University.
Page 98 - A spirit level to be fixed to a quadrant for taking a meridional altitude at sea, when the horizon is not visible.

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