An Historical, Geographical, Commercial, and Philosophical View of the American United States, and of the European Settlements in America and the West-Indies, Том 2editor; J. Ridgeway, 1795 - 530 страница |
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... falls in England annually , is computed to be twenty - four inches ; in France eighteen inches , and in New . England from forty - eight to fifty inches ; and yet in New - England they fuffer more from drought than in either of the ...
... falls in England annually , is computed to be twenty - four inches ; in France eighteen inches , and in New . England from forty - eight to fifty inches ; and yet in New - England they fuffer more from drought than in either of the ...
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... fall victims : this is therefore the happieft divifion of the three . Of the rich and poor , the American States furnish a much fmaller proportion than any other diftri & t of the known world . In Connec- ticut particularly , the ...
... fall victims : this is therefore the happieft divifion of the three . Of the rich and poor , the American States furnish a much fmaller proportion than any other diftri & t of the known world . In Connec- ticut particularly , the ...
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... Falls . in New - Hampshire , it rifes into feveral high peaks , of which the White mountains are the principal ... falling over the rocks in romantic cafcades , flow meandering into the rivers below . No country on the globe is better ...
... Falls . in New - Hampshire , it rifes into feveral high peaks , of which the White mountains are the principal ... falling over the rocks in romantic cafcades , flow meandering into the rivers below . No country on the globe is better ...
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... Falls , where is a carrying - place of about twenty rods ; thence , twelve miles to the head of the tide , there are no falls to obstruct boats . Veffels of thirty tons come within a mile of the head of the tide . Thence , thirty - five ...
... Falls , where is a carrying - place of about twenty rods ; thence , twelve miles to the head of the tide , there are no falls to obstruct boats . Veffels of thirty tons come within a mile of the head of the tide . Thence , thirty - five ...
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... fall into it from the west , making a great addition to the original ftream . This river is navi gable for fhips to Saco Falls , about fix miles from the sea . MERRIMACK , MERRIMACK RIVER is formed by the confluence of Pemigewaffet and ...
... fall into it from the west , making a great addition to the original ftream . This river is navi gable for fhips to Saco Falls , about fix miles from the sea . MERRIMACK , MERRIMACK RIVER is formed by the confluence of Pemigewaffet and ...
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