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... means easy . That I have been obliged , in the composition of the work , to consult a crowd of authorities , need hardly be stated , nor will any more formal enume- ration or systematic acknowledgment be expected . In the fanciful ...
... means easy . That I have been obliged , in the composition of the work , to consult a crowd of authorities , need hardly be stated , nor will any more formal enume- ration or systematic acknowledgment be expected . In the fanciful ...
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... mean- ders through the fertile plains , and runs into a fairy- like lake , upon whose margin there are little groups of arborescent ferus and palms . The whole valley has the appearance of a rich garden , and we regard its varied ...
... mean- ders through the fertile plains , and runs into a fairy- like lake , upon whose margin there are little groups of arborescent ferus and palms . The whole valley has the appearance of a rich garden , and we regard its varied ...
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... means which man employed to enslave this wild Spirit . Two hundred years ago , the fragments of amber were laid aside , and a large globe of sulphur was set whirling on a vertical axis , whilst it was rubbed by the hand . By this ...
... means which man employed to enslave this wild Spirit . Two hundred years ago , the fragments of amber were laid aside , and a large globe of sulphur was set whirling on a vertical axis , whilst it was rubbed by the hand . By this ...
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... means of a boy's kite , and thus proved the identity of lightning and that force which for two thousand years was regarded as an emanation peculiar to rubbed amber . The nineteenth century was heralded in by the announcement of a still ...
... means of a boy's kite , and thus proved the identity of lightning and that force which for two thousand years was regarded as an emanation peculiar to rubbed amber . The nineteenth century was heralded in by the announcement of a still ...
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... means of a wire to set the Amber Spirit in motion , and he will continue to move as long as the connexion remains complete , but will stop the instant it is broken . His route is from the zinc to the copper through the acid solu- tion ...
... means of a wire to set the Amber Spirit in motion , and he will continue to move as long as the connexion remains complete , but will stop the instant it is broken . His route is from the zinc to the copper through the acid solu- tion ...
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Page 230 - I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation ; for though the whole plant was not larger than the top of one of my fingers, I could not contemplate the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves, and capsula, without admiration. Can that Being, thought I, who planted, watered, and brought to perfection, in this obscure part of the world, a thing which appears of so small importance, look with unconcern upon the situation and sufferings of creatures...
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