The Monthly Review, Or, Literary JournalR. Griffiths, 1815 - Books |
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Page 68
term * , every thing coal black may be called Niger , but every thing black cannot be called Ater . It is to be observed , also , that Ater generally Hill says , that Ater is " the generic term , as it signifies the deepest black in ...
term * , every thing coal black may be called Niger , but every thing black cannot be called Ater . It is to be observed , also , that Ater generally Hill says , that Ater is " the generic term , as it signifies the deepest black in ...
Page 209
... called over the coals for wearing coloured stockings and dirty boots . If in other respects our clergy do their duty , we cannot sup- pose that God will visit them with his judgments for such trifles , which do not rank even with minor ...
... called over the coals for wearing coloured stockings and dirty boots . If in other respects our clergy do their duty , we cannot sup- pose that God will visit them with his judgments for such trifles , which do not rank even with minor ...
Page 524
... called it feu grec , or Grecian fire , fol- lowing the idea which they entertained that it was the same with the composition which bore that name throughout the Levant . This fire , having been used in the defence of besieged places ...
... called it feu grec , or Grecian fire , fol- lowing the idea which they entertained that it was the same with the composition which bore that name throughout the Levant . This fire , having been used in the defence of besieged places ...
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