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... increase their numbers ; and that they often become altogether extinct . 20. In the back settlements of North Ame . rica , the souls in the various half - starved savage tribes , do not exceed twenty thousand ; while , on an equal space ...
... increase their numbers ; and that they often become altogether extinct . 20. In the back settlements of North Ame . rica , the souls in the various half - starved savage tribes , do not exceed twenty thousand ; while , on an equal space ...
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... increased in size and convenience . 102. To make artificial and equally - shaped stones , by burning clay into bricks , was a fur . ther invention of great importance ; because , it afforded a universal material for building , as du ...
... increased in size and convenience . 102. To make artificial and equally - shaped stones , by burning clay into bricks , was a fur . ther invention of great importance ; because , it afforded a universal material for building , as du ...
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... increase of motion in the arm is effected by the lever ; because the motion of one end is in the same proportion to the motion of the other , as the distance of the two ends are from the fulcrum . If a lever , six yards in length , be ...
... increase of motion in the arm is effected by the lever ; because the motion of one end is in the same proportion to the motion of the other , as the distance of the two ends are from the fulcrum . If a lever , six yards in length , be ...
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... increase the power four times , and three increase it six times . 180. A force applied to the circumference of a large Wheel , as Water , Wind , and the Feet , or strength of men and horses , gains power in the proportion of the ...
... increase the power four times , and three increase it six times . 180. A force applied to the circumference of a large Wheel , as Water , Wind , and the Feet , or strength of men and horses , gains power in the proportion of the ...
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... increases the power five times , and this is the common windlass . Some wheels are destined to effect certain ob- jects without increase of power , as in clocks or watches . Sometimes , a greater power is applied to produce increased ...
... increases the power five times , and this is the common windlass . Some wheels are destined to effect certain ob- jects without increase of power , as in clocks or watches . Sometimes , a greater power is applied to produce increased ...
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Page 41 - That levying money for or to the use of the Crown, by pretence and prerogative, without grant of Parliament, for longer time or in other manner than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal.
Page 163 - See through this air, this ocean, and this earth, All matter quick, and bursting into birth! Above, how high progressive life may go ! Around, how wide ! how deep extend below ! Vast chain of being! which from God began; Natures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach; from infinite to thee; From thee to nothing...
Page 79 - Great source of day! best image here below Of thy Creator, ever pouring wide, From world to world, the vital ocean round, On Nature write with every beam His praise.
Page 41 - That the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in Parliament, ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament.
Page 177 - A bird's nest. Mark it well, within, without : No tool had he that wrought, no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No glue to join ; his little beak was all, And yet how neatly finished ! What nice hand, With every implement and means of art, And twenty years...
Page 41 - That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted; 11. That jurors ought to be duly impanelled and returned, and jurors which pass upon men in trials for high treason ought to be freeholders; 12. That all grants and promises of fines and forfeitures of particular persons before conviction are illegal and void; 13. And that for redress of all grievances, and for the amending, strengthening and preserving of the laws, Parliaments...
Page 102 - tis revolution all ; All change ; no death. Day follows night ; and night The dying day ; stars rise, and set, and rise ; Earth takes th
Page 169 - Fierce Winter sweeps them from the face of day. Even so luxurious men, unheeding, pass An idle summer life in fortune's shine, A season's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from vanity to vice; Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes Behind, and strikes them from the book of life.
Page 42 - II. The end of all political associations is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man; and these rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance of oppression.
Page 43 - X. No man ought to be molested on account of his opinions, not even on account of his religious opinions, provided his avowal of them does not disturb the public order established by the law.