Park Of Arti1lery
Arti1lery, Park Of, Is A Collective Name Given To The Whole Of The Guns, Car Riages, Ammunition, And Other Appurtenances Essential To The Working Of Siege Or Field A. Besides Reserve Guns And Carriages, There Belong To It The Amniunition Wagons, As Well For The Infantry And Cavalry As For ...
Paulowitscii Alexander I
Alexander I., Paulowitscii, Emperor And Autocrat Of All The Russias (1801-25), Was B. Dec. 23, 1777. His Education, In Which His Father, Paul I., Had No Hand, Was Conducted By His Grandmother, Catharine Ii., And Col. Labarpe And Other Tutors. He Always Showed Great Affection For His Mother, Maria, Daughter ...
Pedro De Alvarado
Alvara'do, Pedro De, A Famous Companion Of Cortes, Was B. At Badajoz In Spanish Estremadura, Towards The Close Of The 15th Century. In 1517 Or 1518, He Sailed For The New World, And In The Same Year Was Dispatched From Cuba, By Velasquez, The Governor Of That Island, To Explore, ...
Peter Artedi
Artedi, Peter, A Celebrated Naturalist, Was B. On The 22d Of Feb., 1705, At Anund, In The Province Of Angermannland, Sweden. He Was At First Designed For The Church, And Entered The University Of Upsala, Intending To Pursue The Usual Course Of Philosophy And Theology; But He Soon Abandoned All ...
Physiological And Poisonous Action
Alcohol, Physiological And Poisonous Action Of. A. In A Concentrated Form Exerts A Local Irritant Action On The Membranes And Tissues Of The Animal Body. Accord Ing To Various Circumstances, As, For Example, Its Greater Or Less Dilution. The Quantity In Which It Is Administered, The Emptiness Or Fullness Of ...
Pierre Aubusson
Aubusson, Pierre N', Grand Master Of The Order Of St. John Of Jerusalem, Was B. In 1423 Of An Ancient And Noble French Family. His Early History Is Imperfectly Known, But He Is Said To Have Borne Arms, When Very Young, Against The Turks In The Wars In Hungary, And ...
Pietro Aretino
Areti'no, Pietro, An Italian Author Of The 16th C., Was The Natural Son Of A Gentle Man Named Luigi Bacci, And Was B. At Arezzo, In Tuscany, On The 20th Of Mar., 1492. Banished From His Native Town, He Went To Perugia, Where He Wrought As A Bookbinder, And Gathered ...
Practice Of
Practice Of Anglino.—balt-phing—as A Rule, Bait-fishing Is Practiced More On Sluggish, Deep Rivers Than On Swift-running Streams, Though It Answers As Well, And, Under Certain Circumstances, Even Better In The Latter Than In The Former. The Fish Usually Sought For In The Slow-running, Deep Rivers South Of The Tweed, Are ...
Rack Areacr
Ar'eacr, Rack, Or Raki, Is The East Indian Name For All Sorts Of Distilled Spirituous Liquors, But Chiefly To That Procured From Toddy Or The Fermented Juice Of The Cocoa And And Other Palms, And From Rice. The Palms In Other Tropical Countries Furnish A Fer Mented Beverage Similar To ...
Rey Henry Alford
Al'ford, Rey. Henry, D.d. A Biblical Critic Of The Highest Reputation, And Also A Poet Of Considerable Genius, Was Born In London In 1810, But Was Educated First At Ilminster Grammar-school In Somersetshire, And Finally At Trinity College, Cambridge, Where He Took His Degree, And Entered The Church. His First ...
Robert Adam
Adam, Robert, A Distinguished Architect, Was Born At Edinburgh In 1728. His Father, William Adam, Of 3faryburgh, In Fifeshire, Was Also An Architect Of No Mean Repute. After Receiving A University Education, Robert A. Proceeded In 1754 To Italy, And Thence To Dalmatia, Where He Devoted Some Time, In Conjunction ...
Roger Ascham
Ascham, Roger, A Distinguished English Writer And Classical Scholar, Was B. In 1515 At Kirby Wiske, In Yorkshire. He Received His Early Education In The Family Of Sir Anthony Wingfield, And In 1530 Entered St. John's College, Cambridge, Where Lie Took His Degree Of M:a. In 1536. The Study Of ...
Royal Regiment Of Artillery
Artillery, Royal Regiment Of, Is The Collective Name For The Whole Of The A. Belonging To The British Army. Under Artillery Cori's, The Origin Of Similar Bodies On The Continent Of Europe Is Briefly Noticed. There Was No Regular Regiment Or Corps Of A. Soldiers In The English Army Till ...
Rudolphus Agricola
Agric'ola, Rudolphus, One Of The Most Learned And Remarkable Men Of The 15th C., And A Chief Instrument In Transplanting The Taste For Literature, Just Revived In Italy, Into His Native Country Of Germany, Was Born 1443, In The Village Of Baflo, Near Groningen. His Name Was Properly Rolef Huysmann ...
Saimel Adams
Adams, Saimel (ante), A Great-grandson Of Henry A., An English Emigrant, From Whom President John A. Traced His Descent. Samuel Began To Study Law, Disliked It, And Went Into A Counting-house; Became A Merchant And Failed ; Was Partner With His Father In A Brewery, And Failed After The Father's ...
Saint Adaiinan
Adaiinan, Saint, A Member Of The Early Irish Church, To Whom The World Is Deeply Indebted For The Information About That Remarkable Communitywhich He Left To Posterity. His Name Was Properly Adam, Of Which Adamnan Is A Diminutive. It Is One Of The Peculiarities Of That Early Church That The ...
Saint Aidan
Aidan, Saint, One Of Those Distinguished Monks Of The Early Scoto-irish Church, Who Were Received Into The Calendar Of Saints By A Sort Of Acclamation, And Without The Cere Mony Of Canonization. His Period Is The Middle Of The 7th A. He Was The First Efficient Missionary Who Propagated Christianity ...
Saint Amirose
Amirose, Saint, One Of The Most Celebrated Of The Ancient Fathers Of The Church, Was B. About The Year 340, Probably At Treves, Where His Father, As Prefect Of Gaul, Was Wont To Reside. A. Received A Fortunate Omen Even In His Cradle: A Swarm Of Bees Covered The Slumbering ...
Saint Antony
Antony, Saint, Surnamed The Great, And Also Antony Of Thebes, The Father Of Monachism, Was B. About The Year 251 A.d., At Loma, Near Heraklea, In Upper Egypt. His Parents Were Both Wealthy And Pious, And Bestowed On Him A Religious Education. Having, In Obedience To What He Believed To ...
Schools Of Artillery
Artillery, Schools Of. The First School For A. Instruction Was Established By The Venetians In The Beginning Of The 16th Century. Soon Afterwards, Charles V. Established Similar Schools At Burgos And In Sicily. The French Founded A School Of Practical A. In 1675; And In 1679, They Added To It ...
Sea Anemone
Anemone, Sea, A Popular Name Of The Species Of (mania (q.v.) And Some Other Actiniada. It Seems To Have Been First Applied To Them About A Century Ago By Ellis, One Of The Most Celebrated Investigators Of The Department Of Natural History To Which They Belong, Who Remarks That "their ...
Small
Small. The Ileum Ends At The Right Iliac Region In The Large Intestine, Which Is From 5 To 6 Ft. In Length. It Begins At The Pouch Called The Blind Gut (caput Ciceum Coli) Or Cul De Sad (see C.ecum), Which Has A Small Worm-like Appendage (appendix Veriniformis); A Double ...
South Isles Of Ar
Ar Ran, South Isles Of. These Are Three Small Islands Lying N.e. And S.w. Across The Entrance To Galway Hay. About 4 M. Off Tne W. Coast Of Ireland, And 27 W. Of Galway City. They Form The Barony Of A., And Give The Title Of Earl To The Gore ...
Special A
Special A. (styled Descriptive By The French Writers) Treats Of The Several Parts And Organs Of The Body In Respect To Their Form, Structure, And Systematic Connection Or Relation With Each Other. The Arrangement Of The Several Parts And Organs In An Order Deduced From Their Similarity In Structure Or ...
Spinello Aretino
Areti'no, Spinello, An Early Italian Painter Of Great Genius, Was B. At Arezzo In 1316, Or, According To Others, In 1328. He Studied Under Jacopo Del Casentino ; But Before He Had Attained His Majority, He Had Surpassed His Master In The Vigor And Liveliness Both Of His Conceptions And ...
Spurious Or Apocryphal Acts
Acts, Spurious Or Apocryphal, Treatises Or Sentences Purporting To Have Been Written By Or Concerning Christ, The Apostles And Other Disciples. Many Of These Are Now Known Only Through The Statements Of Ancient Authors. Others Are Extant. I. One Class Profess To Be Words Of Christ, And Are Supposed By ...
St Andrew
Andrew, St., Or Tile Thistle, A Scottish Order Of Knighthood, Named After The Patron Saint Of Scotland. Nisbet, With Pardonable Partiality, Prefers It To All Other Orders, Purely Military, "chiefly For The Antiquity Of It, Which Gives It A Place And Precedency Over All Other Orders Now In Being." (heraldry, ...
St Andrews
Andrews, St., An Ancient City Of Scotland, Is Situated On The Bay Of The Same Name, In Fifeshire, About 10 M. From Cupar, And 44 M. From Edinburgh. Tradition Dates The Origin Of This City As Far Back As The 9th C., When St. Regulus Or Rule Is Said To ...
Thomas Aquinas
Aqui'nas, Thomas, Or Thomas Of Aquino, One Of The Most Influential Of The Scholastic Theologians, Was Of The Family Of The Counts Of Aquino, In The Kingdom Of Naples, And Was B. In The Castle Of Rocca Seem In 1224. He Received The Rudiments Of His Education From The Benedictine ...
Thomas Arnold
Arnold, Thomas, D.d., Bead-master Of Rugby School, And The Author Of A History Of Rome, Was B. June 13, 1795, At West Cowes, In The Isle Of Wight. In 1803 He Was Sent To Warminster School, In Wiltshire, But Was Removed In 1807 To The Public School Of Winchester, Where ...
Tiiedor Matvaveyicit Apharin
Apharin, Tiiedor Matvaveyicit, A Distinguished Russian Admiral, Was 1). In 1671. When Hardly 12 Years Of Age, He Entered The Service Of Peter The Great, Who Conceived A Great Attachment For Him, Which Lasted During The Whole Life Of The Monarch. In 1699, He Took Part In The First Maneuvers ...
Tiiomas Aird
Aird, Tiiomas, A Poet Of Considerable Genius. B. At Bowden, In Roxburghshire, In 1802. He Received The Rudiments Of Education At Schools In His Native County, From Which He Passed To The University Of Edinburgh. While In The Metropolis He Made The Friendship Of Many Distinguished Men, Especially Prof. John ...
Treaties Of Peace
Treaties Of Peace, And Congress Of A.—the First Peace Of A. Ended The War Car Ried On Between France And Spain For The Possession Of The Spanish Netherlands. On The Death Of Philip Iv., Louis Xiv. Laid Claim To A Large Portion Of Those Territories In The Name Of His ...
Ulysses Aldrovantii
Aldrovan'tii, Ulysses, One Of The Most Distinguished Naturalists Of The 16th C., Was Born At Bologna, Probably About The Year 1522. He Was Descended From A Noble Family, And Received An Excellent Education, Partly In His Native City And Partly In Padua. Some Of His Religious Opinions Having Been Called ...
Um Impikiniminichwyipiwiamp
Um Impikiniminichwy.ipiwiamp...... Of Rain That Has Fallen. The Preceding E Sketch, Taken From The First Half Of A T Minommilotimmiimninmeinni A It ”y• Regser-slieet, Ivies An Idea Of The Kind Of Record Made By An Osler's 1111111111= A. The Space Between Two Upright La Lines Indicates An Hour; That Between ...
Volatile Oil Of Almonds
Almonds, Volatile Oil Of, Or Essential Oil Of. The Cake Which Is Left After The Expression Of The Fixed Oil From Hitter A., Contains, Among Other Matters, A Portion Of Two Substances, Called, Respectively, Arnygdalin, And Emulsion Or, Synaptase. When The Cake Is Bruised And Made Into A Paste With ...
Worship Of Animals
Animals, Worship Of. The Practice Of Worshiping Animals, As Well As Certain Plants And Stones, Prevailed Among Many Of The Nations Of Antiquity, And Is Still Common Among Barbarous Tribes. That Animals Should Be Held Sacred And Receive Worship, Need Excite No Surprise When We Bear In Mind The Origin ...
Or Aldegraf Aldegreter
Aldegreter, Or Aldegraf, Iiemnicit, 1502-62 ; A German Painter And Engraver. From His Style, Which Closely Resembles His Master's, He Has Been Called The "albert Darer Of Westphalia." His Engravings Put Him In The First Rank Of "little Mas Ters." Specimens Of His Paintings Are Very Rare. Aldehyde Is A ...
Or Alersandri Alexandri
Alexan'dri, Or Alersandri, Vasilio (basil), A Rouman Poet And Litterateur, Was B. At Jassy, The Chief City Of Moldavia, In 1821. His Family Was Of Venetian Origin. After Spending Several Years At A French Boarding-school At Jassy, He Was Sent, In His Fourteenth Year, With A Tutor To Paris; And ...
Or Aleutian Islands
Aleutian Islands, Or The Catherine Archipelago, Is The Name Of A Group Of Islands, Numbering Above 150, And Consisting Of Several Clusters, Which Now Belong To The United States, And Form An Insular Continuation Of The N. American Peninsula Of Alaska (q.v.), In The Shape Of An Arch Or Bridge ...
Or Alexander Newski
Alexander Newski, Or Nevs11/, A Russian Hero And Saint, B. At Vladimir In 1219 A.d., Was The Son Of The Grand Duke Jaroslav, Of Novgorod. In Order To Defend The Empire, Which Was Attacked On All Sides, But Especially By The Mongols, His Father Quitted Novgorod, Leaving The Cares Of ...
Or Allodial Tenure Allodium
Allo'dium, Or Allodial Tenure (in Law), Is The Free And Absolute Right Of Property In Land, Independent Of Any Burden Of Homage Or Fidelity To A Superior. When The Principal Land-holders Of England Submitted To The Yoke Of Military Tenure, And Surrendered Their Lands Into The Hands Of The Conqueror ...
Or Alston Aldstone
Ald'stone, Or Alston, Sometimes Called Alston Moon, A Market-t. Of The Co. Of Cumberland, England, 30 M. E.s.e. From Carlisle. The Parish Of A. Contains Ex Tensive And Very Productive Lead Mines, Formerly Belonging To The Earls Of Derwent Water, And Now To The Lords Commissioners Of The Admiralty. The ...
Or Ammoniac Ammoniacum
Ammoni'acum, Or Ammo'niac, A Gum Resin, Used In Medicine On Account Of Its Stimulant And Discutient Qualities, Is Obtained From (krona A., A Plant Of The Natural Order Umbelltferce, A Native Of Persia—a Perennial, About 7 Ft. High, With Large Doubly Pinnate Leaves. The Leaves Are About 2 Ft. Long. ...
Or Amoos
Amoos.', Or Amuit, A River Formed By The Junction (about Lat. 53° N., And Long. 120° E.) Of The Shilka And The Argoun, Which Both Come From The S.w.—the Former Rising In Russian Siberia, Near The Head-waters Of The Yenisei; And The Latter In Chinese Tartary, Not Far Front The ...
Or Anciiorets Anchorites
Anchorites, Or Anciiorets (gr. Anadwretai ; Literally, Persons Who Withdraw From Society), The Hermits Who Began To Appear In The Christian Church In The 3d C., Living In Solitude, And Not, Like The Monks Of Cenobites, In Communities. During The First Two Centuries, Christians Generally Thought It Enough To Withdraw ...
Or Andalucia Andalubia
Andalu'bia, Or Andalucia, A Large And Fertile Province Or Kingdom In The S. Of Spain, Lying Between 36° 2' And 33° 39' N. Lat., And 1° 38' And 7° 20' W. Long. Having Been Overrun Vandals, It Is Supposed By Sonic That They Gave It The Name Of Vandalucia Or ...
Or Andersons
Anderson's, Or More Commonly, The Andersonian University, Was Originally In Tended To Consist Of Four Colleges. The Will Of The Founder Places The Institution Under The Immediate Superintendence Of 81 Trustees, The Mode Of Whose Selection Is Prescribed, And These Trustees Elect Annually Nine Of Their Number As Managers. The ...
Or Anglesea Anglesey
Anglesey, Or Anglesea (sax. Angles' Ey, I.e., " The Englishmen's Island"), An Island And Co. Of Wales, On The N.w. Coast Of That Principality, Being Separated From The Mainland By The Menai Strait. Its Form Is That Of An Irregular Triangle, The Base Facing The Mainland. Its Length Is About ...
Or Anglican Church
Church, Or Anglican Cnmtcn, A Term Frequently Employed To Designate Collectively Those Churches Which Embrace The Principles Of The English Ref Formation. The Following Are, In Brief, The Views Generally Entertained Of Those Prin Ciples By The Members Of The Churches In Question: By Referring The Anglo-catholic Church To The ...
Or Anjier Anjer
Anjer', Or Anjier!, A Seaport Of Java, On The Straits Of Sunda, 18 M.w. Of Batavia. It Is Protected By A Fort, And Has Some Trade With Passing Vessels. Mails For Batavia Are Landed At A. Ani017, A Former Province In The N.w. Of France, Of About 30s0 Sq.m. In ...
Or Annam Anam
Anam', Or Annam' (ante). The Treaty With France Concluded At Saigon, March, 1874, Secured To The Emperor Of A. Independence Of All Foreign Powers, Especially Of The Emperors Of China. For This Protection The Emperor Of A. Pledged Himself To Accommo Date His Policy To That Of France, To Annul ...
Or Annelida
Annel'ida, Or Annen'ines (from Lat. Annulus, A Ring), A Small Class Of Articulated Animals, Mostly Included By Linnmus In His Class Vermes. They Have A More Or Less Elongated Body, Which Is Always Composed Of Numerous Rings. The First Of These Rings Assumes., In Most Of Them, The Characters Of ...
Or Ansarians Ansaries
An'saries, Or Ansa'rians, Called Also Nossairians, An Arab Sect Living In The Mountains Between The N. Part Of Lebanon And Antioch; Found Also In Antioch And Other Towns And Villages Of The Coast. Little Is Known Of Their Origin Or History. They Endeavor To Conceal Their Doctrines From Strangers, And ...
Or Apocrypha
Apocrypha, Or Arocityru•l Writings. The Word Originally Meant Secret Or Concealed, And Was Rendered 'current By The Jews Of Alexandria. The Earliest Churches, It Was Applied With Very Different Significations To A Variety Of Writings. Sometimes It Was Given To Those Whose Authorship And Original Form Were Unknown; Sometimes To ...
Or Apocynacee
Apocyna'cee, Or Arocy'nei, A Natural Order Of Dicotyledonous Plants, Con Sisting Of Trees And Shrubs, Generally With Milky Juice, Having Entire Leaves, And No Stipules. The Calyx Is Usually 5-partite, Persistent; The Corolla Hypogynous, Monopeta Lous, Often With Scales In Its Throat, Regular, 5-lobed, Twisted In Bud. There Are Five ...
Or Apostolical Apostolic
Apostolic, Or Apostolical, The General Term Applied To Everything Derived Directly From, Or Bearing The Character Of The Apostles. Either Case Constitutes Apostolicity. The Roman Catholic Church Declares Itself The A. Church; The Papal Chair The A. Chair. On The Ground Of An Unbroken Series Of Roman Bishops, From The ...
Or Apostolici Apostolic Brethren
Apostolic Brethren, Or Apostolici, The Name Given In Italy, Towards The End Of The 13th C., To One Of Those Sects Which, Animated By The Spirit Of An Arnold Of Brescia, Felt Constrained To Oppose The Worldly Tendencies Of The Church. Its Founder Was Gerhard Segarelli. A Weaver In Parma. ...
Or Arabrir Arai3gir
Arai3gir', Or Arabrir (anc. Anabrace), A T. Of Asiatic Turkey. In The Vilayet Of Sivas. In A Mountainous And Rocky District, Not Far From The Euphrates, And 150 M. S.s.w. From Trebizond. It Contains A Pop. Of About 30,000, Nearly One Fourth Being Armenians, The Other Three Fourths Turks. It ...
Or Araciinides Arachnida
Arach'nida, Or Araciinides (from The Gr. Arachne, A Spider), A Class Of Articulated Animals, Commonly Regarded As Intermediate Between Insects And Crustacca. They Were Included By Linnaeus Amongst Insects, And Placed In The Order Aptera. Like The Crustacea, They Have The Head And Thorax United Into One Piece, But They ...
Or Archil
Archil, Or Oltenia., Is A Coloring Substance Obtained From Various Species Of Lichens. • The A. Is Not Originally Present In The Lichens, But Is Developed During A Pro Cess Of Putrefaction And Fermentation. The Lichens, Collected From Rocks Near The Sea, Are Cleaned, Ground Into A Powder With Water, ...
Or Arcola
Arco'la, Or Anco'lk, A Village On The Left Bank Of The Adige,in Northern Italy, 15 M. E.s.e. Of Verona, Famous For The Victory Gained By Bonaparte Over The Austrians, 17th Nov., 1790. The Austrians, Relieved By The Retreat Of Moreau From The Rhine, Had Begun To Take The Offensive In ...
Or Arms
Arms, Or Weapons Of Offense, May Be Divided Into Two Great Classes—those That Act By Means Of Gunpowder, And Those That Do Not. Of Arms That Act Otherwise Than By Explosion, The Greater Part Have Been In Use From The Earliest Times; They Include The Bow And Arrow, Sling, Pike, ...
Or Arnald Arnold
Arnold, Or Arnald, Of Brescia, Was A Native Of That T., And Was Distinguished By The Success With Which Lie Contended Against The Corruptions Of The Clergy In The Early Part Of The 12th Century. He Was Educated In France Under Abelard, And Adopted The Monastic Life. By His Preaching, ...
Or Arracan Aracan
Aracan', Or Arracan, The Most Northern Division Of British Burmah, Is Bounded On The N. By Chittagong, On The E. By Ava, On The S. By Pegu, And On The W. By The Bay Of Bengal. It Extends In N. Lat. From 18° To 21° 33', And In E. Long. ...
Or Articulated Animals Articulata
Articula'ta, Or Articulated Animals, One Of The Great Primary Divisions Of The Animal Kingdom, According To The System Of Cuvier, Who In This Is Followed By Recent Naturalists Generally. The Term Indicates Not The Possession Of Articulated Members, But The Articulated Structure Of The Whole Body. The A. Are Composed ...
Or Ascalon
As'calon, Or Aeltkelon, A Ruined City Of Palestine, Situated On The Shore Of The Mediterranean, 36 M. W.s.w. Of Jerusalem, And 12 M. N. By W. Of Gaza. It Was In Ancient Times A Fortified City, And The Principal Town Of One Of Thefive Lordships Of The Philistines. Its Name ...
Or Asclepiadacee
Asclepiada'cee, Or Anatund Order Of Dicotyledonoua.or Exogenous Plants, Mostly Shrubs, Often With Twiningkterns, Ahnost Always With Milky Juice. The Leaves Are Entire, And Have Cilia Between Their Stalks In Place Of Stipules.. The Flowers Ar,,e Peculiar In Their Structure, Although Symmetrical And Regular. The Calyx Is Divided Into Five Segments, ...
Or Asitantee Ashanti
Ashanti', Or Asitantee', A Negro Kingdom In Western Africa, On The N. Of The Gold Coast, In Lat. 6° To 8° N., And Long. 0° To 3° W. It Is Mountainous, Well Watered, And Healthy, Except In The Lower Alluvial Districts. The Principal Rivers Are The Volta, Pusil, And Assinie ...
Or Asphaltum Asphalt
Asphalt, Or Asphaltum, Is The Name Given To A Bituminous Substance Of A Solid Con Sistence. See Bitumen. It Probablogwes Its Origin To Vegetable Matter Which Has Been Subjected To A Slow Process Of Decomposition Or Decay, Resulting In The Production Of A Bituminous Coal, From Which, By Volcanic Agency, ...
Or Assafcet1da Asafotida
Asafotida, Or Assafcet1da (i.e., Fetid Asa Or Assn), Is A Gum-resin, Which Has Been Supposed To .be Identical With The Exuded Juice Of The Silp4on Of Dioscorides, So Highly Esteemed Among Tho Greek Physicians; But Which, Perhaps, Was Rather The Asa Dulcis. Its Name Is Derived From The Persian Word ...
Or Assaying Assay
Assay', Or Assaying, Is The Process Employed In Determining The Proportion Of Pure Metal In A Metallic Ore Or In An Alloy. This Method Of Analysis Is More Generally Followed In The Examination Of Compounds Of Silver And Gold, But Is Likewise Resorted To In The Investigation Of Ores Of ...
Or Assembly Of Divines
Assembly Of Divines, Or Wesmunstoeut Assembly, A Celebrated Convocation Appointed By The Long Parliament For Settling The Doctrine, Liturgy, And Government Of The Church Of England. It Consisted Of 120 Clergymen And 30 Laymen-10 Of Whom. Were Lords And 20 Commoners—together With 4 Clerical And 2 Lay Commissioners From The ...
Or Atva Alba
Al'ba, Or At...va, Ferdinand Alvarez Von Toledo, Duke Of, Prime-minister, And Gen. Of The Spanish Armies Under Charles V. And Philip Ii., Was B. In 1508, Of One Of The Most Illustrious Families Of Spain. He Was Educated Under The Eye Of His Grandfather, Who Instructed Him In The Arts ...
Or Bullen Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn, Or Bullen, Or Bouleyne, One Of The Wives Of Henry Viii., And Mother Of Queen Elizabeth. The Date Of Her Birth Is Uncertain, 1500 To 1507 Being Given, But The Earlier Is Most Likely. She Was Beheaded, May 19, 153g. A. Was A Daughter Of Sir Thomas Boleyn, ...
Or Ciudad Bolivar Angostura
Angostura, Or Ciudad Bolivar, A Seaport T. Of Venezuela, In Lat. 8° 8' N., And Long. 68' 55' W., On The Right Bank Of The Orinoco. About 240 In. From Its Mouths. It Is Built At A Point Or Puss (angostura), Where, On Both Skis, The River Is Narrowed By ...
Or Flaccus Albinus Altitin
Altitin, Or Flaccus Albinus, The Most Distinguished Scholar Of The 8th C., The Con Fidant And Adviser Of Charlemagne, Was B. At York About The Year 735. He Was Edu Cated Under The Care Of Archbishop Egbert, And His Relative, Aelbert, And Succeeded The Latter As Master Of The School ...
Or National Workshops Ateliers
Ateliers Nationaux, Or National Workshops, A Term Under Which Such Institutions Became Renowned In Connection With The French Revolution Of 1848. In Almost All Countries And Ages, There Have Been Projects For Organizing Labor Under Public Authority, Designed Generally For The Benevolent Purpose Of Obviating The Distress Caused By Casual ...
Or Paco Alpaca
Alpaca, Or Paco (auchenia Paco; See Auchenia), An Animal Of The Same Genus With The Llama (q.v.), And So Closely Allied To It, That Many Naturalists Regard It As A Variety Rather Than A Distinct Species. It Is Remarkable For The Length And Fineness Of The Wool, Which Is Of ...
Or Prover Approver
Approver, Or Prover, In The Law Of England, Is A Person Who Had Been An Accomplice In The Perpetration Of A Crime, But Who Is Admitted To Give Evidence Against The Prisoner. It Had Not So Simple And Intelligible A Meaning Him The Ancient Practice Of The Criminal Law, In ...
Or Swallow Wort Asclepias
Asclepias, Or Swallow-wort, A Genus Of Plants, The Type Of The Natural Order Asclepiadacem. The Corolla Is Wheel-shaped And Reflexed; The Coronet Fleshy, And Each Of Its Hooded Tips Has The Species Are Generally Upright— Seldom Climbing And Twining —hertrateous Plants With Opposite, Whorled, Or Leaves. They Are Mostly American. ...
The Abbasides
Abbas'ides, The, Caliphs Of Bagdad, And The Most Famous Of All The Saracen Rulers. They Claim To Have Descended From Abbas, The Uncle And Adviser Of The Prophet (566-652 A.d.); And They Succeeded The Ommiads, Who Were Caliphs Of Damascus. The Family Of Abbas Acquired Great Influence Because Of Their ...
The Alabama
Alaba'ma, The, An Armed Vessel Of The Confederate States Of America, Which Inflicted Terrible Injury Upon The Shipping Of The Northern States Of The American Union During The Civil War Which Broke Out In 1861. The Career Of The A. Was In More Than One Respect Unparalleled In The History ...
The Anus
Anus, The, And Its Diseases. The Term Anus Is Applied By Anatomists To The Lower Or (in The Case Of Animals) The Posterior Aperture Of The Intestinal Canal; The Rectum Terminating Externally In The Anus. With Regard To Its Anatomy, It Is Sufficient To State That It Is Kept Firmly ...
The Appropriation Clauses
Appropriation Clauses, The. This Was The Name By Which, While The Discussion Continued, Reference Was Usually Made To An Important Question Which Occupied A Large Share Of The Attention Of The Legislature And Of The Public Between The Years 1833 And 1838. The Expectation That The State Of Ireland Would ...
The Thirty Nine Articles
Articles, The Thirty-nine, Of The Church Of England, Arc The Articles Of Religion Which Were Agreed Upon By The Archbishops And Bishops Of Both Provinces And The Whole Clergy In The Convocation Held At London In The 4th Year Of Elizabeth, 1562, Under Archbishop Parker, To Have A Clear View ...