A Journal of Travels in England, Holland, and Scotland: And of Two Passages Over the Atlantic, in the Years 1805 and 1806, 1. köideT. B. Wait and Company, 1812 |
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... feet out of the water ; that which is most dangerous , is the field ice , which lies on the surface , often to a great extent , and , not being visible at any considerable distance , ships are in danger of running upon it , unobserved ...
... feet out of the water ; that which is most dangerous , is the field ice , which lies on the surface , often to a great extent , and , not being visible at any considerable distance , ships are in danger of running upon it , unobserved ...
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... feet high , would really have a perpendicular altitude of 500 or 600 feet . While contemplating these magnificent bodies , Dr. Darwin's whimsical project of employing the navies of Europe to navigate them to the tropical regions for the ...
... feet high , would really have a perpendicular altitude of 500 or 600 feet . While contemplating these magnificent bodies , Dr. Darwin's whimsical project of employing the navies of Europe to navigate them to the tropical regions for the ...
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... feet of water in the hold . Our pumps were very bad ; the carpenter was stupid and inactive ; and during several days of squally and variable wea- ther that succeeded , we endured considerable apprehen- sion , till we discovered , that ...
... feet of water in the hold . Our pumps were very bad ; the carpenter was stupid and inactive ; and during several days of squally and variable wea- ther that succeeded , we endured considerable apprehen- sion , till we discovered , that ...
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... feet of the cliffs , with green fields , cottages , and cattle . Most of the moun- tains are very rude and ragged , consisting of bare rocks , rising , in some instances , into obtuse cones , and in others projecting , with ...
... feet of the cliffs , with green fields , cottages , and cattle . Most of the moun- tains are very rude and ragged , consisting of bare rocks , rising , in some instances , into obtuse cones , and in others projecting , with ...
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... feet . It would seem therefore that no one who has the use of his tongue would choose to converse by motions , any more than a man who has feet would prefer to walk on his head . CUSTOM - HOUSE . May 4. - The embarrassments created by ...
... feet . It would seem therefore that no one who has the use of his tongue would choose to converse by motions , any more than a man who has feet would prefer to walk on his head . CUSTOM - HOUSE . May 4. - The embarrassments created by ...
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Page ii - BBOWN, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit : " Sertorius : or, the Roman Patriot.
Page 196 - I cannot name this gentleman without remarking that his labours and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the...
Page 196 - ... 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 compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
Page 331 - Father of light and life, Thou Good Supreme ! O teach me what is good ; teach me Thyself ! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit ; and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure, Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss...
Page 333 - ... music of the nightingale, which warbled in soft unison to the melody of his soul, in unaffected cheerfulness and genial, though simple elegance, lived JAMES THOMSON. Sensibly alive to all the beauties of nature, he painted their images as they rose in review, and poured the whole profusion of them. into his inimitable Seasons!
Page 331 - The Earl of Buchan, unwilling that so good a man and sweet a poet should be without a memorial, has denoted the place of his interment, for the satisfaction of his admirers, in the year of our Lord, 1792.
Page 302 - O softly-swelling hills ! On which the power of cultivation lies, And joys to see the wonders of his toil.
Page 302 - Heavens! what a goodly prospect spreads around. Of hills, and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spires, And glittering towns, and gilded streams, till all The stretching landscape into smoke decays!
Page 99 - The entrance of this passage was perfectly similar in form to the mouth of a common oven, only it was much larger. Its breadth, by my estimation, was about five feet at the water's surface, and its height four or five feet, reckoning from the same place. On this unexpected, and to me, at that moment, incomprehensible canal, we found launched a large, clean and convenient boat. We embarked, and pulled ourselves along, by taking hold of wooden pegs, fixed for that purpose in the walls. Our progress...
Page 220 - There was nothing in the subject which called for a display of eloquence; he made simply a. statement of facts, but this served to identify his voice and manner. In his person he is tall and spare; he has small limbs, with large knees and feet; his features are sharp; his nose large, pointed, and turning up; his complexion sanguine; his voice deep-toned and commanding, yet sweet and perfectly well modulated, and his whole presence, notwithstanding the want of symmetry in his limbs, is, when he rises...