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... feet high , and within a thick plantation belt of the faya , cedar - tree , fern , birch , & c . , to protect the orange - trees from the sea - breezes . The trees are pro- pagated from shoots or layers , which are bent at the lower end ...
... feet high , and within a thick plantation belt of the faya , cedar - tree , fern , birch , & c . , to protect the orange - trees from the sea - breezes . The trees are pro- pagated from shoots or layers , which are bent at the lower end ...
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... feet , by heating the air within with burning pa- per . They gradually made larger ones , until they sent up one 117 feet in circum- ference , 6,000 feet into the air . Yet the cause of the ascent was not understood . Charles was the ...
... feet , by heating the air within with burning pa- per . They gradually made larger ones , until they sent up one 117 feet in circum- ference , 6,000 feet into the air . Yet the cause of the ascent was not understood . Charles was the ...
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... feet upon the water . It often hangs down its legs as it descends , as if about to pick np some floating object with its toes ; then on touching the surface , it rises again with . a bound , sometimes repeating the move- ment several ...
... feet upon the water . It often hangs down its legs as it descends , as if about to pick np some floating object with its toes ; then on touching the surface , it rises again with . a bound , sometimes repeating the move- ment several ...
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... feet high by one in thickness , and of va- rious breadths . On the surface of these the Some , figures are executed in bas relief . nine feet in height , occupy the whole height of the wall . Other smaller ones form two rows , one above ...
... feet high by one in thickness , and of va- rious breadths . On the surface of these the Some , figures are executed in bas relief . nine feet in height , occupy the whole height of the wall . Other smaller ones form two rows , one above ...
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Theodore Dwight. At the height of 400 feet is a precipice , which has been dug out about twenty feet from its face in a long gallery , through which I walked with astonishment . Embrasures or port holes are cut through at equal distances ...
Theodore Dwight. At the height of 400 feet is a precipice , which has been dug out about twenty feet from its face in a long gallery , through which I walked with astonishment . Embrasures or port holes are cut through at equal distances ...
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Page 379 - This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, " I am, and there is none beside me:" how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in ! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
Page 380 - The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Page 64 - To th' instruments divine respondence meet: The silver sounding instruments did meet With the base murmure of the waters fall; The waters fall with difference discreet, Now soft, now loud, unto the wind did call: The gentle warbling wind low answered to all.
Page 438 - Soon, then, a terrible encounter ensued, in which the invader seemed to have the victory, and the laborious spider -was obliged to take refuge in its hole.
Page 438 - I had now a mind to try how many cobwebs a single spider could furnish, wherefore I destroyed this, and the insect set about another. When I destroyed the other also, its whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts it made use of to support itself, now deprived of its great means of subsistence, were indeed surprising. I have seen it roll up its legs like a ball, and lie motionless for hours together, but cautiously watching all the time ; when a fly happened to approach...
Page 438 - At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get loose. The spider gave it leave to entangle itself as much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb.
Page 438 - I once put a wasp into the net ; but when the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon perceiving what kind of an enemy it had to deal with, it instantly broke all the bands that held it fast, and contributed all' that lay in its power to disengage so formidable an antagonist.
Page 94 - Do unto others as ye would that they should do unto you " ? This was the doctrine of Laotse.
Page 498 - Upon the back of that comes out a hideous monster with fire and smoke, and then the miserable beholders are bound to take it for a cave. While in the mean time two armies fly in, represented with four swords and bucklers, and then what hard heart will not receive it for a pitched field?
Page 368 - Never give up! there are chances and changes Helping the hopeful a hundred to one, And through the chaos High Wisdom arranges Ever success, — if you'll only hope on: Never give up! for the wisest is boldest, Knowing that Providence mingles the cup, And of all maxims the best, as the oldest Is the true watchword of "Never give up!