Glimpses of the WonderfulWiley and Putnam, 1846 - 175 pages The book was submitted as the first annual volume of similar character as stated in the publisher's announcement on p. [3], but no trace of any record for proceeding volume. |
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in each case . At A and C each pole receives an equal portion of the sun's light during the day , and is equally in darkness for the night ; the night and the day being at these two periods of equal length , namely , twelve hours each ...
in each case . At A and C each pole receives an equal portion of the sun's light during the day , and is equally in darkness for the night ; the night and the day being at these two periods of equal length , namely , twelve hours each ...
Page 67
... equal all over the world , whether north or south of the equator , each being of course twelve hours long . These periods are named the Vernal ( or Spring ) and the Autumnal Equi- nox ; only , when it is autumn with us , ( in September ...
... equal all over the world , whether north or south of the equator , each being of course twelve hours long . These periods are named the Vernal ( or Spring ) and the Autumnal Equi- nox ; only , when it is autumn with us , ( in September ...
Page 71
... in diameter . To imitate the motions of the planets in their orbits , Mercury must pass through a space equal to its diameter in forty - one seconds ; Venus , in four minutes , fourteen seconds ; the Earth , THE SEASONS . 71.
... in diameter . To imitate the motions of the planets in their orbits , Mercury must pass through a space equal to its diameter in forty - one seconds ; Venus , in four minutes , fourteen seconds ; the Earth , THE SEASONS . 71.
Page 98
... equal to the united population of the four largest cities on the continent of Europe ; namely , Paris , Petersburg , Naples , and Vienna ; and of these five Paris has nearly double the number of inhabitants of the largest of the ...
... equal to the united population of the four largest cities on the continent of Europe ; namely , Paris , Petersburg , Naples , and Vienna ; and of these five Paris has nearly double the number of inhabitants of the largest of the ...
Page 99
... equal sides and angles , and varying in height up to one hundred and forty - four feet above the sea . Of the numerous caves that have been worn through the lapse of ages by the ceaseless surge of the Atlantic , the most celebrated is ...
... equal sides and angles , and varying in height up to one hundred and forty - four feet above the sea . Of the numerous caves that have been worn through the lapse of ages by the ceaseless surge of the Atlantic , the most celebrated is ...
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Page 61 - He reck'd not of the life he lost nor prize, But where his rude hut by the Danube lay, There were his young barbarians all at play, There was their Dacian mother— he, their sire, Butcher'd to make a Roman holiday— All this rush'd with his blood— Shall he expire And unavenged? Arise! ye Goths, and glut your ire!
Page 61 - I see before me the Gladiator lie: He leans upon his hand — his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his droop'd head sinks gradually low — And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder-shower; and now The arena swims around him! — He is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hail'd the wretch who won.
Page 22 - It would be very desirable indeed if the men could acquire the taste for Greenland food ; since all experience has shown that the large use of oil and fat meats is the true secret of life in these frozen countries, and that the natives cannot subsist without it ; becoming diseased, and dying under a more meager diet.
Page 61 - He heard it, but he heeded not — his eyes Were with his heart, and that was far away; He recked not of the life he lost nor prize, But where his rude hut by the Danube lay: There were his young barbarians all at play, There was their Dacian mother — he, their sire, Butchered to make a Roman holiday.
Page 71 - Mercury will be represented by a grain of mustard seed, on the circumference of a circle 164 feet in diameter for its orbit; Venus a pea, on a circle 284 feet in diameter; the Earth also a pea, on a circle of 430 feet; Mars a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet...
Page 148 - ... several days, despite all the solicitations of the traders, resolved to starve himself to death. He remained there till the sixth day, when he had just strength enough to creep back to the village, when he entered the horrid gloom of his own wigwam, and, laying his body alongside of the group of his family, drew his robe over him, and died on the ninth day of his fatal abstinence.
Page 31 - Victory, our own escapes, the politics of England, and the news which was now four years old. But all subsided into peace at last. The sick were accommodated, the seamen disposed of, and all was done, for all of us, which care and kindness could perform.
Page 34 - But where to find that happiest spot below Who can direct, when all pretend to know ? The shuddering tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own ; Extols the treasures of his stormy seas, And his long nights of revelry and ease...
Page 34 - The naked negro, planting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and palmy wine, Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave. Such is the patriot's boast where'er we roam, His first, best country, ever is at home.
Page 71 - Jupiter a moderate-sized orange, in a circle nearly half a mile across; Saturn a small orange, on a circle of four-fifths of a mile...