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Simply as is the contrivance of chimnies to carry off smoke , they are yet a recent invention ; and , in building , were unknown till within the last five hundred years : down to that period , the smoke escaped through a hole in the ...
Simply as is the contrivance of chimnies to carry off smoke , they are yet a recent invention ; and , in building , were unknown till within the last five hundred years : down to that period , the smoke escaped through a hole in the ...
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As the king is the executor of the laws , and as all prosecutions are carried on in his name , he has the power of pardoning criminals . 147. The constitution of Great Britain secures the liberty , as well as the good government ...
As the king is the executor of the laws , and as all prosecutions are carried on in his name , he has the power of pardoning criminals . 147. The constitution of Great Britain secures the liberty , as well as the good government ...
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The British navy consists of 700 or 800 vessels ; of which , 200 carry from 64 to 120 guns , and from 500 to 900 men , and are called ships of the line ; 200 more carry from 28 to 50 guns , called frigates : and 350 carrying less than ...
The British navy consists of 700 or 800 vessels ; of which , 200 carry from 64 to 120 guns , and from 500 to 900 men , and are called ships of the line ; 200 more carry from 28 to 50 guns , called frigates : and 350 carrying less than ...
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Formerly cannon were made so large , as to discharge stones of 100lbs . weight , to a distance of five or six miles , but it is now found that the largest convenient size is a 48 pounder ; those carrying 24lb . shot are preferred .
Formerly cannon were made so large , as to discharge stones of 100lbs . weight , to a distance of five or six miles , but it is now found that the largest convenient size is a 48 pounder ; those carrying 24lb . shot are preferred .
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They would either exchange on the spot , or each would carry his peculiar produce to a common market , and exchange it for gold or silver , articles of universal currency , which he could exchange at any time , for whatever else he ...
They would either exchange on the spot , or each would carry his peculiar produce to a common market , and exchange it for gold or silver , articles of universal currency , which he could exchange at any time , for whatever else he ...
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