The Edinburgh Observer: Or, Town and Country Magazine, Издања 1-11J. Moir, printer, 1817 |
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... observation , shall be deemed wor- thy of a place in your Miscellany ; and with your per- mission they may be introduced under the above title , but , at the same time , I do not promise to observe any strict methodical arrangement . As ...
... observation , shall be deemed wor- thy of a place in your Miscellany ; and with your per- mission they may be introduced under the above title , but , at the same time , I do not promise to observe any strict methodical arrangement . As ...
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... observed to them , that I supposed this had been a busy season with them : they admitted that it had been tolerably ... observe the honest heel and last- maker , and the aged smith , members of the ancient in- corporation of Calton ...
... observed to them , that I supposed this had been a busy season with them : they admitted that it had been tolerably ... observe the honest heel and last- maker , and the aged smith , members of the ancient in- corporation of Calton ...
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... observed , was then unknown . When the flame of a candle was brought near the current of air , as it issued out , it caught fire , continued burning with violence , and was blown out and lighted again alternately for several times ...
... observed , was then unknown . When the flame of a candle was brought near the current of air , as it issued out , it caught fire , continued burning with violence , and was blown out and lighted again alternately for several times ...
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... observations with Rams- million of the net revenue of Ireland , and it exhibits , den's Zenith sector , and then of connecting the chief most clearly , this important fact - namely , that the peo- points in the triangulation ; the ...
... observations with Rams- million of the net revenue of Ireland , and it exhibits , den's Zenith sector , and then of connecting the chief most clearly , this important fact - namely , that the peo- points in the triangulation ; the ...
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... observed to have risen nearly one inch and a half above its proper situa- tion , and on taking up the stone , a mushroom of between 11 six and seven inches in diameter was found growing un- der it . In a few days , the adjoining stone ...
... observed to have risen nearly one inch and a half above its proper situa- tion , and on taking up the stone , a mushroom of between 11 six and seven inches in diameter was found growing un- der it . In a few days , the adjoining stone ...
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