The Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and Useful Knowledge ...A. Phelps, 1826 - 312 страница |
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... miles ; and even on that space , subsistence is obtained with difficulty ; such are the triumphs of art over nature ! 60. In England and Wales there are ten millions of inhabitants ; and thirty - seven millions of acres of ground ; of ...
... miles ; and even on that space , subsistence is obtained with difficulty ; such are the triumphs of art over nature ! 60. In England and Wales there are ten millions of inhabitants ; and thirty - seven millions of acres of ground ; of ...
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... mile below the surface . Many mines are like towns under ground ; and many miners pass their whole lives in them . The want of fresh air , and the influx of water , prevent mines from sink- ing deeper . 75. All the substances which form ...
... mile below the surface . Many mines are like towns under ground ; and many miners pass their whole lives in them . The want of fresh air , and the influx of water , prevent mines from sink- ing deeper . 75. All the substances which form ...
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... miles in length and it may be beaten into leaves ; 300,000 of which , are only the thickness of an inch . 84. Silver is 11 times heavier than water ; and next to gold in beauty ; such is its ductility , that it may be drawn out in wire ...
... miles in length and it may be beaten into leaves ; 300,000 of which , are only the thickness of an inch . 84. Silver is 11 times heavier than water ; and next to gold in beauty ; such is its ductility , that it may be drawn out in wire ...
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... mile from their ⚫wn residence to see the original style of architecture . 101. Those nations which first raised the roofs of their houses on poles , were discoverers in this art . Those which first used stone , however rude , and mud ...
... mile from their ⚫wn residence to see the original style of architecture . 101. Those nations which first raised the roofs of their houses on poles , were discoverers in this art . Those which first used stone , however rude , and mud ...
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... mile ! These webs , after slight preparations , are spun into thread , by ma- chinery in silk - mills , and then called organized or thrown silk . The weaver converts the thread into the various elegant fabrics made of silk , and the ...
... mile ! These webs , after slight preparations , are spun into thread , by ma- chinery in silk - mills , and then called organized or thrown silk . The weaver converts the thread into the various elegant fabrics made of silk , and the ...
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Страница 35 - In forest, brake or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain ; These constitute a State; And sovereign law, that State's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill.
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