compend
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This volume is worth owning by itself, as a most convenient and reliable compend of recent History, Biography, Statistics, &c., &c.
From Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments by Unknown
For the annals of England, the Short History of England by J. R. Green is a most excellent compend.
From A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries by Ainsworth Rand Spofford
The Second Article, says Zahn, is "a compend of the Evangelical history, including even external details."
From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by F. (Friedrich) Bente
In January, 1874, he published, in the "Quarterly Journal of Science," a brief compend of the notes of his investigations during the four years preceding.
From Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 by Various
As the revelation did not consist in doctrines, so the doctrine we require is not a creed or compend of doctrines.
From History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology by J. F. (John Fletcher) Hurst
