De Bow's Review and Industrial Resources, Statistics, Etc: Devoted to Commerce, Agriculture, Manufactures, Volume 10J. D. B. DeBow., 1851 |
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... feet ; a shape round as a solid circle ; a basin at the top , which would hold three or four gallons of fluid ; a pump at the side to force these gal- lons upwards ; a string to precipitate the water downwards when pulled ; and muslin ...
... feet ; a shape round as a solid circle ; a basin at the top , which would hold three or four gallons of fluid ; a pump at the side to force these gal- lons upwards ; a string to precipitate the water downwards when pulled ; and muslin ...
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... feet of the idol to the plain , descending from steep to steep in a straight line . This idol was of enormous bulk , and could hardly have been chiselled from a single block , for although squatting on its hams on the fourth plat- form ...
... feet of the idol to the plain , descending from steep to steep in a straight line . This idol was of enormous bulk , and could hardly have been chiselled from a single block , for although squatting on its hams on the fourth plat- form ...
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... feet somewhat shaken myself , and looked in the di- rection of the palace front , but nothing was discernible save a glare of torches over the intervening walls and trees , accompanied by a clamor , vocal and instrumental , sufficient ...
... feet somewhat shaken myself , and looked in the di- rection of the palace front , but nothing was discernible save a glare of torches over the intervening walls and trees , accompanied by a clamor , vocal and instrumental , sufficient ...
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... feet higher than the bottom of the river at New- Orleans . It has a depth of 12 feet of water on it , which has continued for years without any material change . This accumulation of sedi- mentary matter is the result of certain causes ...
... feet higher than the bottom of the river at New- Orleans . It has a depth of 12 feet of water on it , which has continued for years without any material change . This accumulation of sedi- mentary matter is the result of certain causes ...
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... feet of water on the bar . Were the same volume of water that at New - Orleans makes a channel of 130 feet deep , kept undivided until it reached the Gulf , so that its whole power might remain concentrated , the bar would be swept away ...
... feet of water on the bar . Were the same volume of water that at New - Orleans makes a channel of 130 feet deep , kept undivided until it reached the Gulf , so that its whole power might remain concentrated , the bar would be swept away ...
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Page 221 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hospitals; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
Page 264 - And that there is all nature cries aloud Through all her works, he must delight in virtue ; And that which he delights in must be happy.
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Page 650 - If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus.
Page 632 - The homestead of a family, not to exceed two hundred acres of land (not included in a town or city), or any town or city lot or lots, in value not to exceed two thousand dollars, shall not be subject to forced sale for any debts hereafter contracted ; nor. shall the owner, if a married man, be at liberty to alienate the same, unless by the consent of the wife, in such manner as the legislature may hereafter point out.
Page 226 - Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance, by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?