The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, 34. köideA. Constable, 1820 |
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... fuel . This poor little man , eighty years of age , used to be seen in the depth of win- ter , upon a little grey ... coals sufficient for the house ; and the expense of making it up for use was still greater . Every part of the ...
... fuel . This poor little man , eighty years of age , used to be seen in the depth of win- ter , upon a little grey ... coals sufficient for the house ; and the expense of making it up for use was still greater . Every part of the ...
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... coal and charcoal . In 1772 , Lavoisier burnt these substances in close vessels ; and thus , by a more rigorous ... gas , since named oxygen ; and in 1775 , Lavoisier communi- cated to the Academy , that , having reduced red oxide ...
... coal and charcoal . In 1772 , Lavoisier burnt these substances in close vessels ; and thus , by a more rigorous ... gas , since named oxygen ; and in 1775 , Lavoisier communi- cated to the Academy , that , having reduced red oxide ...
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... coal gas , Mr Brande found its specific gravity as low as .4430 . This gas he had obtained from the Gas - light Company's works at Westminster ; but being aware that the density of this gas is various , according to the coal from ...
... coal gas , Mr Brande found its specific gravity as low as .4430 . This gas he had obtained from the Gas - light Company's works at Westminster ; but being aware that the density of this gas is various , according to the coal from ...
Page 433
... gas is effected in a very simple and beau- tiful manner . This is performed by passing the gas repeatedly through a ... coal gas were introduced into the gasometer , and underwent the same process . When cool , the gas was examined ...
... gas is effected in a very simple and beau- tiful manner . This is performed by passing the gas repeatedly through a ... coal gas were introduced into the gasometer , and underwent the same process . When cool , the gas was examined ...
Page 434
... coal gas contained 40 of olefiant gas , and 60 of hydrogen . Mr Brande found chlorine a very useful agent in analyzing the various compounds containing hydrocarburet . If chlorine and hydrogen are mixed together over water , and exposed ...
... coal gas contained 40 of olefiant gas , and 60 of hydrogen . Mr Brande found chlorine a very useful agent in analyzing the various compounds containing hydrocarburet . If chlorine and hydrogen are mixed together over water , and exposed ...
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Page 200 - O for a beaker full of the warm South, Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene, With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, And purple-stained mouth; That I might drink, and leave the world unseen, And with thee fade away into the forest dim...
Page 152 - He now hurried forth, and hastened to his old resort, the village inn. But it, too, was gone. A large, rickety wooden building stood in its place, with great gaping windows, some of them broken and mended with old hats and petticoats, and over the door was painted, "The Union Hotel, by Jonathan Doolittle.
Page 149 - For a long while he used to console himself, when driven from home, by frequenting a kind of perpetual club of the sages, philosophers, and other idle personages of the village which held its sessions on a bench before a small inn, designated by a rubicund portrait of His Majesty George the Third.
Page 150 - Rip Van Winkle ! Rip Van Winkle!" At the same time, Wolf bristled up his back, and giving a low growl, skulked to his master's side, looking fearfully down into the glen. Rip now felt a vague apprehension stealing over him. He looked anxiously in the same direction and perceived a strange figure slowly toiling up the rocks, and bending under the weight of something he carried on his back. He was surprised to see any human being in this lonely and unfrequented place ; but supposing it to be some one...
Page 154 - ... dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned, however, he shook his head, shrugged his shoulders, and cast up his eyes ; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel.
Page 200 - Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down ; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown : Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home, She stood in tears amid the alien corn...
Page 154 - Ah, poor man, Rip Van Winkle was his name, but it's twenty years since he went away from home with his gun, and never has been heard of since,— his dog came home without him; but whether he shot himself, or was carried away by the Indians, nobody can tell. I was then but a little girl.
Page 148 - Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country.
Page 151 - ... round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and, whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence...
Page 150 - On a level spot in the centre was a company of odd-looking personages playing at nine-pins. They were dressed in a quaint outlandish fashion : some wore short doublets, others jerkins, with long...