The Quarterly Review, Volumen 29John Murray, 1823 |
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... called , is generally fertile , and will produce , by the rude ordinary culture , about fifty bushels of maize per acre . The trees of most luxuriant growth towards the upper part of the river , are the hemlock spruce , and the great ...
... called , is generally fertile , and will produce , by the rude ordinary culture , about fifty bushels of maize per acre . The trees of most luxuriant growth towards the upper part of the river , are the hemlock spruce , and the great ...
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... called arks , are the common vessels of burden , long fleets of which may be seen dropping down with the current , and bearing to that land of promise , which lies ' beyond the place where the sun goes down , ' whole families who have ...
... called arks , are the common vessels of burden , long fleets of which may be seen dropping down with the current , and bearing to that land of promise , which lies ' beyond the place where the sun goes down , ' whole families who have ...
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... called upon to exercise upon the sud- den occurrence of any of the great calamities and misfortunes of life : the traveller , ' he emphatically adds , who is prepared to with- stand the savage scalping knife and the enraged bear , has ...
... called upon to exercise upon the sud- den occurrence of any of the great calamities and misfortunes of life : the traveller , ' he emphatically adds , who is prepared to with- stand the savage scalping knife and the enraged bear , has ...
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... called Lake Pepin . It is bounded on the east by a lofty range of limestone bluffs , and on the west by an elevated prairie , destitute of trees , but covered with luxuriant pasturage . On issuing from this lake , the Mis- sissippi ...
... called Lake Pepin . It is bounded on the east by a lofty range of limestone bluffs , and on the west by an elevated prairie , destitute of trees , but covered with luxuriant pasturage . On issuing from this lake , the Mis- sissippi ...
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... called , The Grand Tower , which Mr. James thinks may one day be made use of as the centre pier of a bridge over the Mississippi . About the mid- dle part of this portion of the river , and near the stream of Kas- kasia , are lead mines ...
... called , The Grand Tower , which Mr. James thinks may one day be made use of as the centre pier of a bridge over the Mississippi . About the mid- dle part of this portion of the river , and near the stream of Kas- kasia , are lead mines ...
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