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... within a mile of the pole . The accuracy of science and mathematical instrument
makers can go no nigher to perfection . The spot is thus described : “ The land at
this place is very low near the coast ; but rises into ridges fifty or sixty feet high ...
... within a mile of the pole . The accuracy of science and mathematical instrument
makers can go no nigher to perfection . The spot is thus described : “ The land at
this place is very low near the coast ; but rises into ridges fifty or sixty feet high ...
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It was supposed by Captain Ross that the level of the sea on one side of the
isthmus of Boothia was several feet higher than on the other , and hence he
inferred , though erroneously , that there was no passage nigh this point . It is
proper to ...
It was supposed by Captain Ross that the level of the sea on one side of the
isthmus of Boothia was several feet higher than on the other , and hence he
inferred , though erroneously , that there was no passage nigh this point . It is
proper to ...
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... and for the vast influence which it possesses over public and national affairs .
This extensive pile covers an irregular area of about eight acres . The exterior
extent in front , or on the south side , measures 365 feet ; on the west side , 440
feet ...
... and for the vast influence which it possesses over public and national affairs .
This extensive pile covers an irregular area of about eight acres . The exterior
extent in front , or on the south side , measures 365 feet ; on the west side , 440
feet ...
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The hydraulic power of this place is produced by a canal , of a mile and a half in
length , 60 feet in width , and 8 feet m depth , extending from the head of
Pawtucket Falls to Concord river . This canal has locks at its outlet into Concord
river ; it ...
The hydraulic power of this place is produced by a canal , of a mile and a half in
length , 60 feet in width , and 8 feet m depth , extending from the head of
Pawtucket Falls to Concord river . This canal has locks at its outlet into Concord
river ; it ...
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At each of those points of division , measure in feet and decimal parts of a foot the
depths from the under side of the upper deck to the ceiling of the limber strake . In
the case of a break in the upper deck , the depths are to be measured from a ...
At each of those points of division , measure in feet and decimal parts of a foot the
depths from the under side of the upper deck to the ceiling of the limber strake . In
the case of a break in the upper deck , the depths are to be measured from a ...
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Página 504 - And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony ; the fourth, an emerald ; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite ; the eighth, beryl ; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus ; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure...
Página 363 - Whilst we follow them among the tumbling mountains of ice, and behold them penetrating into the deepest frozen recesses of Hudson's Bay and Davis's Straits, whilst we are looking for them beneath the arctic circle, we hear that they have pierced into the opposite region of polar cold ; that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and restingplace...
Página 331 - But for those first affections, Those shadowy recollections, Which, be they what they may, Are yet the fountain light of all our day, Are yet a master light of all our seeing; Uphold us, cherish, and have power to make Our noisy years seem moments in the being Of the eternal Silence: truths that wake, To perish never; Which neither listlessness, nor mad endeavour, Nor Man nor Boy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy, Can utterly abolish or destroy!
Página 363 - We know, that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude, and pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries. No climate that is not witness to their toils. Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dexterous and firm sagacity of English enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent, to which it has been pushed by this...
Página 403 - IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign lord King James, by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, etc.
Página 376 - And bended dolphins play ; part huge of bulk, Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait, Tempest the ocean...
Página 403 - King, defender of the faith, &c., having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Página 461 - Washington within three months from the date hereof, or sooner, if possible. In faith whereof, the respective plenipotentiaries have signed this convention, and thereto affixed the seals of their arms.
Página 500 - Resolved therefore, That the General Assembly of this Colony have the only and sole exclusive right and power to lay taxes and impositions upon the inhabitants of this Colony, and that every attempt to vest such power in any person or persons whatsoever other than the General Assembly aforesaid has a manifest tendency to destroy British as well as American freedom.
Página 403 - God, and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Información bibliográfica
| Título | Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volumen 3 Library of American civilization |
| Contribuidores | Freeman Hunt, Thomas Prentice Kettell, William B. Dana, Isaac Smith Homans |
| Editor | F. Hunt, 1840 |
| Procedencia del original | la Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 14 Sep 2007 |
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