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... miles , leaving a narrow opening at its west end for the passage of the Bhadra , and then south in an unbroken line for 20 miles , enclosing between itself and the main chain of the Ghats a rich , but unhealthy , valley . To this spur ...
... miles , leaving a narrow opening at its west end for the passage of the Bhadra , and then south in an unbroken line for 20 miles , enclosing between itself and the main chain of the Ghats a rich , but unhealthy , valley . To this spur ...
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... miles north of Luzon , and gen- erally considered the most northern of the Philippines . The chief islands are Kamiguin , area 65 square miles ; Babuyan Claro , 38 square miles ; Calayán , 30 square miles ; Fuga , 21 square miles ; and ...
... miles north of Luzon , and gen- erally considered the most northern of the Philippines . The chief islands are Kamiguin , area 65 square miles ; Babuyan Claro , 38 square miles ; Calayán , 30 square miles ; Fuga , 21 square miles ; and ...
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... miles from the Portuguese boundary , is a place of great strength , as be- fits its stormy history , and with its walls , bastions and forts , presents a noble front . Alfonso IX took it from the Moors in 1235 and it was besieged by the ...
... miles from the Portuguese boundary , is a place of great strength , as be- fits its stormy history , and with its walls , bastions and forts , presents a noble front . Alfonso IX took it from the Moors in 1235 and it was besieged by the ...
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... miles northeast of Aarau , on the left bank of the Limmat . It has a town - hall , a handsome Roman Catholic church , a convent , monastery , hospital , etc. , and is celebrated for hot sulphurous baths , em- ployed in treatment of gout ...
... miles northeast of Aarau , on the left bank of the Limmat . It has a town - hall , a handsome Roman Catholic church , a convent , monastery , hospital , etc. , and is celebrated for hot sulphurous baths , em- ployed in treatment of gout ...
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... miles : the fourth largest island in the world . It is about 1,000 miles in length , the breadth varying from 200 to 500 miles . The eastern side is crowned by an ice - capped plateau , from 5,000 to 8,000 feet high . Bernhard Hantzsch ...
... miles : the fourth largest island in the world . It is about 1,000 miles in length , the breadth varying from 200 to 500 miles . The eastern side is crowned by an ice - capped plateau , from 5,000 to 8,000 feet high . Bernhard Hantzsch ...
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Página 202 - A bill of exchange is an unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a sum certain in money to or to the order of a specified person, or to bearer.
Página 346 - In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me: As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on.
Página 202 - A cheque is a Bill of Exchange drawn on a banker payable on demand. Promissory Note. — A Promissory Note is an unconditional promise in writing made by one person to another, signed by the maker, engaging to pay on demand or at a fixed...
Página 280 - FROM distant climes, o'er wide-spread seas we come, Though not with much eclat, or beat of drum; True patriots all, for, be it understood, We left our country for our country's good...
Página 346 - He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat ; He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat ; Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on.
Página 195 - The shareholders of every national banking association shall be held individually responsible, equally and ratably, and not one for another, for all contracts, debts and engagements of such association, to the extent of the amount of their stock therein, at the par value thereof, in addition to the amount invested in such shares...
Página 241 - They precisely suit my taste, — solid and substantial, written on the strength of beef and through the inspiration of ale, and just as real as if some giant had hewn a great lump of earth and put it under a glass case, with all its inhabitants going about their daily business, and not suspecting that they were being made a show of.
Página 393 - I have ever truly cherished my good opinion of other men's worthy labours, especially of that full and heightened style of Master Chapman; the laboured and understanding works of Master Jonson ; the no less worthy composures of the both worthily excellent Master Beaumont and Master Fletcher...
Página 346 - Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He has loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on.
Página 7 - Elam ; on the south by the Persian Gulf ; and on the west by the Arabian desert. It constitutes the largest portion of the country now known as "Iraq el Arabi.