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A complete general encyclopedia of 1921 — the world as it was understood just after the Great War, from Aachen to Zwingli, across twelve volumes and six thousand pages.

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the Crithmum maritimum, an umbelliferous plant, very succulent, pale green, with bi-triternate leaves and lanceolate fleshy leaflets. It grows wild along the sea-coast of Europe, and where it abounds it is used by the inhabitants as a pickle, or an ingredient in salads, or as a potherb. stitches. Also one who apportions things taining specimens of various kinds of of needle-work sewed by learners, con- work; a specimen; particularly, a piece SAMPLER, a pattern or model of work; a specimen; particularly, a piece of needle-work sewed by learners, containing specimens of various kinds of stitches. Also one who apportions things into san sampler. samples for inspection; as, a tea SAMSON Sampson prepared a plan of operations for his fleet, to check any attempt at essigning places for his different ships, he cape that Cervera might make. In asstationed the "New York," his own flagship, and the "Brooklyn," on which Com- stationed the "New York," his own flag- signing places for his different ships, he cape that Cervera might make. In as- for his fleet, to check any attempt at es- Sampson prepared a plan of operations in the fleet. When the Spanish vessels made their dash out of Santiago harbor, in the fleet. When the Spanish vessels flanks, as these were the fastest ships modore Schley was serving, on the two flanks, as these were the fastest ships

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