The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Del 2,Bind 9Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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Side 389
... tion ; but the meat , at the same time , is de- prived of some of its nutritive properties by the removal of a portion of its soluble constituents : the albumen and gelatin are also acted upon ; the former being solidified , and the ...
... tion ; but the meat , at the same time , is de- prived of some of its nutritive properties by the removal of a portion of its soluble constituents : the albumen and gelatin are also acted upon ; the former being solidified , and the ...
Side 391
... tion . An important practical distinction has been founded upon the fact , that the water of some springs dissolves soap , while that of others decomposes and curdles it : the former has been termed soft , the latter hard , water . Soft ...
... tion . An important practical distinction has been founded upon the fact , that the water of some springs dissolves soap , while that of others decomposes and curdles it : the former has been termed soft , the latter hard , water . Soft ...
Side 392
... tion of gum and starch in solution . Sir A. Carlisle recommends that it should be prepared with hard biscuit , reduced by fire to a coffee color . This drink , he says , being free from yeast , is a most agreeable beverage . Much ...
... tion of gum and starch in solution . Sir A. Carlisle recommends that it should be prepared with hard biscuit , reduced by fire to a coffee color . This drink , he says , being free from yeast , is a most agreeable beverage . Much ...
Side 393
... tion . Another objection against its use is to be found in the observations which I have already offered upon the subject of too great concen- tration . Cocoa is usually considered as a substitute for chocolate . As it contains less ...
... tion . Another objection against its use is to be found in the observations which I have already offered upon the subject of too great concen- tration . Cocoa is usually considered as a substitute for chocolate . As it contains less ...
Side 394
... tion , than to form of themselves , substantially and directly , the nourishment of the vegetables . Now a very clear analogy may be traced , be- tween the vegetation and growth of plants , and the digestion and nourishment of animals ...
... tion , than to form of themselves , substantially and directly , the nourishment of the vegetables . Now a very clear analogy may be traced , be- tween the vegetation and growth of plants , and the digestion and nourishment of animals ...
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Side 431 - Now, where the quick Rhone thus hath cleft his way, The mightiest of the storms hath ta'en his stand : For here, not one, but many, make their play, And fling their thunderbolts from hand to hand...
Side 401 - The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased — and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back upon my chair, and fairly laugh it out. No, sir, he was irresistible.
Side 402 - This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune, — often the surfeit of our own behaviour, — we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars...
Side 698 - Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield, Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke: How jocund did they drive their team afield! How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke!
Side 753 - ... as it were suspended in the air, a visible representation of the Lord Jesus Christ upon the cross, surrounded on all sides with a glory; and was impressed as if a voice, or something equivalent to a voice, had come to him, to this effect (for he was not confident as to the words), "Oh, sinner! did I suffer this for thee, and are these thy returns?
Side 586 - Franchise and liberty are used as synonymous terms, and their definition is a royal privilege or branch of the king's prerogative, subsisting in the hands of a subject.
Side 430 - O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, And steep my senses in forgetfulness...
Side 668 - To be no more. Sad cure ! for who would lose, Though full of pain, this intellectual being, Those thoughts that wander through eternity, To perish rather, swallowed up and lost In the wide womb of uncreated night, Devoid of sense and motion...
Side 481 - No, there is a necessity in Fate, Why still the brave bold man is fortunate; He keeps his object ever full in sight, And that assurance holds him firm and right, True, 'tis a narrow way that leads to bliss, \ But right before there is no precipice; ) Fear makes men look aside, and so their footing miss.
Side 417 - Person, as I take it, is the name for this self. Wherever a man finds what he calls himself there, I think, another may say is the same person. It is a forensic term, appropriating actions and their merit; and so belongs only to intelligent agents capable of a law, and happiness, and misery.