A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics: Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge : Illustrated by Numerous Engravings, a General Atlas, and Appropriate Diagrams, Volume 2Thomas Curtis Thomas Tegg, 1829 |
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... portion of the globe , of the same extent , is so much subject to the influence of local causes : it is sheltered from the bleak winds from the north by the Scandinavian chain of mountains it is sur- rounded on the north by the ocean ...
... portion of the globe , of the same extent , is so much subject to the influence of local causes : it is sheltered from the bleak winds from the north by the Scandinavian chain of mountains it is sur- rounded on the north by the ocean ...
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... portion is so generally elevated above the level of the sea , that it has every variety of cli- mate from that we have been describing to that of the temperate regions . Immediately above the Tierras Calientes , or hot regions of the ...
... portion is so generally elevated above the level of the sea , that it has every variety of cli- mate from that we have been describing to that of the temperate regions . Immediately above the Tierras Calientes , or hot regions of the ...
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... portions of the continent , extending to latitude fifty or fifty five degrees north . The live oak , which is found on the southern portion of the coast of the United States , from Virginia to the Mississippi , is scarcely inferior to ...
... portions of the continent , extending to latitude fifty or fifty five degrees north . The live oak , which is found on the southern portion of the coast of the United States , from Virginia to the Mississippi , is scarcely inferior to ...
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... portions ; the American Fall on the east , and the Horse - shoe Fall on the west , or Canada side . A portion of the fall on the Ame- rican side is cut off by a small island on the precipice , and forms a narrow sheet between this and ...
... portions ; the American Fall on the east , and the Horse - shoe Fall on the west , or Canada side . A portion of the fall on the Ame- rican side is cut off by a small island on the precipice , and forms a narrow sheet between this and ...
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... portion of the lime , and again deposits it when dropping . It thus gradually forms a slender tube , or stalactite of pure and brilliant white- ness . In the progress of time these stalactites are lengthened into large pillars hanging ...
... portion of the lime , and again deposits it when dropping . It thus gradually forms a slender tube , or stalactite of pure and brilliant white- ness . In the progress of time these stalactites are lengthened into large pillars hanging ...
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Page 16 - Court; 10 To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations; 11 To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; 12 To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years...
Page 16 - To exercise exclusive legislation, in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of congress, become the seat of government of the United States...
Page 343 - The cease of majesty Dies not alone; but like a gulf doth draw What's near it with it: it is a massy wheel, Fix'd on the summit of the highest mount, To whose huge spokes ten thousand lesser things Are mortis'd and adjoin'd; which, when it falls, Each small annexment, petty consequence, Attends the boisterous ruin. Never alone Did the king sigh, but with a general groan.
Page 17 - No state shall, without the consent of congress, lay any duty on tonnage, keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another state or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.
Page 16 - States; 5. To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures; 6. To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States; 7.
Page 16 - To establish post offices and post roads; 8. To promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries; 9. To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court; 10.
Page 16 - States; 2 To borrow money on the credit of the United States; 3 To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes; 4 To establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States...
Page 387 - ... there is all Nature cries aloud Through all her works). He must delight in virtue ; And that which He delights in must be happy. But when ? or where ? This world was made for Caesar — I'm weary of conjectures — this must end them.
Page 119 - What though, in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball; What though no real voice nor sound Amid their radiant orbs be found; In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing as they shine, The hand that made us is divine.
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