The Saturday Magazine, Volumes 6-7John William Parker, 1835 |
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... less than might be expected . Even at its very brink , conversation may be carried on without any con- siderable elevation of the voice . The sound is that of thunder in its greatest intensity , deep , unbroken , and unchanging . There ...
... less than might be expected . Even at its very brink , conversation may be carried on without any con- siderable elevation of the voice . The sound is that of thunder in its greatest intensity , deep , unbroken , and unchanging . There ...
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... less time , and with less expense and inconvenience , than for- merly attended that from London to Edinburgh , or some other equally distant part of the British Empire . The number of rail - roads in America , already completed , is 46 ...
... less time , and with less expense and inconvenience , than for- merly attended that from London to Edinburgh , or some other equally distant part of the British Empire . The number of rail - roads in America , already completed , is 46 ...
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... less strict , and men less vigilant . Philanthropists of France , are you ignorant of the fact that ten thousand human creatures , vagrants and degraded , overrun the face of your country , and that in the midst of so many benevolent ...
... less strict , and men less vigilant . Philanthropists of France , are you ignorant of the fact that ten thousand human creatures , vagrants and degraded , overrun the face of your country , and that in the midst of so many benevolent ...
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... less than forty fell alive into the hands of the enemy . The Spaniards were very much astonished at all these wonderful sights . The number and variety of the wild beasts particularly excited their attention . " It was strange , " says ...
... less than forty fell alive into the hands of the enemy . The Spaniards were very much astonished at all these wonderful sights . The number and variety of the wild beasts particularly excited their attention . " It was strange , " says ...
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... less inviting than that of Liège ; every object seems more or less stained by the hue of coal . We passed some hand- some houses with gardens well laid out ; but the walks were neatly - rolled small coal . Our postilion cracked his whip ...
... less inviting than that of Liège ; every object seems more or less stained by the hue of coal . We passed some hand- some houses with gardens well laid out ; but the walks were neatly - rolled small coal . Our postilion cracked his whip ...
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Page 97 - Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
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Page 123 - Paul's ministry, shall be his hope, and joy, and crown of rejoicing "in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming
Page 77 - ... till the whole firmament was in a glow. The blueness of the ether was exceedingly heightened and enlivened by the season of the year, and by the rays of all those luminaries that passed through it. The galaxy appeared in its most beautiful white. To complete the scene, the full moon rose at length in that clouded majesty...
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Page 148 - In these amusements the hours passed away uncounted, his deviations had perplexed his memory, and he knew not towards what point to travel. He stood pensive and confused, afraid to go forward lest he should go wrong, yet conscious that the time of loitering was now past.
Page 148 - ... and despised the petty curiosity that led him on from trifle to trifle. While he was thus reflecting, the air grew blacker, and a clap of thunder broke his meditation.