The North-American Review and Miscellaneous Journal, Volume 4Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge Wells and Lilly., 1965 Vols. 277-230, no. 2 include Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 346
... reeds with the bitu- men , used as cement in building the walls ; which were made of bricks baked in a furnace . We collect from his descrip- tion , that these layers of reeds were introduced at certain distances between the courses of ...
... reeds with the bitu- men , used as cement in building the walls ; which were made of bricks baked in a furnace . We collect from his descrip- tion , that these layers of reeds were introduced at certain distances between the courses of ...
Page 347
... reeds or rushes at every sixth , seventh , or eighth course of sun - dried bricks . No bitumen was used there ; for Mr. Ives drew out the reeds from the wall with ease : a proof , that they were not laid in any tenacious kind of cement ...
... reeds or rushes at every sixth , seventh , or eighth course of sun - dried bricks . No bitumen was used there ; for Mr. Ives drew out the reeds from the wall with ease : a proof , that they were not laid in any tenacious kind of cement ...
Page 351
... reeds which were inter- posed with the mortar , to render the structure more firm and durable . The bricks are in good condition , even af- ter the lapse of three thousand years and more . They are of large size , being thirteen inches ...
... reeds which were inter- posed with the mortar , to render the structure more firm and durable . The bricks are in good condition , even af- ter the lapse of three thousand years and more . They are of large size , being thirteen inches ...
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Adams President letter from | 48 |
A Reflection | 111 |
Childe Harold third canto | 205 |
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