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many articles to the Edinburgh Review and

He contributed many articles to the Edinburgh Review ; and wrote An Inquiry into the Rise and Growth of the Royal Prerogative in England ; Vindication of the Ancient Independence of Scotland ; &c. Allen, Ralph, celebrated as a philanthropist, and as the friend of Pope, Fielding, and the elder Page 115
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide Vol. 1 Part 1 by Various

measurement according to the epic rules and

The accompanying measurement according to the epic rules and models was not a qualification of the taste, but only a somewhat awkward theoretical dimension and justification.
— from Parodies of Ballad Criticism (1711-1787) A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb, 1711, by William Wagstaffe; The Knave of Hearts, 1787, by George Canning by George Canning

mass according to the eastern rite and

He did not hesitate in Paris to celebrate high mass according to the eastern rite, and never allowed the reunion of the churches to be the basis of his solicitations.
— from The Foundation of the Ottoman Empire; a history of the Osmanlis up to the death of Bayezid I (1300-1403) by Herbert Adams Gibbons

music according to the events represented and

This scene shows that the Burmese employ in their dramas loud and soft music, according to the events represented; and that the orchestra is conducted by a leader or music-director.
— from Musical Myths and Facts, Volume 2 (of 2) by Carl Engel

much anxiety to the Europeans residing at

In the Calcutta and Barrackpore district, although no actual mutiny occurred, symptoms were presented that gave much anxiety to the Europeans residing at the capital, and prompted energetic preventive measures.
— from The History of the Indian Revolt and of the Expeditions to Persia, China and Japan, 1856-7-8 by George Dodd

middle and toward the eastern region a

Towards the west it is mountainous, sandy in the middle, and toward the eastern region, a desert.
— from An encyclopedist of the dark ages: Isidore of Seville by Ernest Brehaut

mammalia allied to the elephant rhinoceros and

Many of the shells were of tropical genera; and there were numbers of large mammalia allied to the elephant, rhinoceros, and tapir.
— from The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1 With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface by Alfred Russel Wallace

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