The months of the year; or, Conversations on the calendar [signed J.R.].1824 |
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... believe it has not been disputed , that Arthur constructed a kind of lantern to protect the light from the wind ; which lantern he made from the horns of cattle . This , in addition to the waterclock and sundial , were the instruments ...
... believe it has not been disputed , that Arthur constructed a kind of lantern to protect the light from the wind ; which lantern he made from the horns of cattle . This , in addition to the waterclock and sundial , were the instruments ...
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... believe the most ancient clock now standing in England , is that at Hampton - court Palace . MR . CONSTANCE . It is so : the date of which is 1540 . Previously to that time , however , so great was the improve- ment of the discovery ...
... believe the most ancient clock now standing in England , is that at Hampton - court Palace . MR . CONSTANCE . It is so : the date of which is 1540 . Previously to that time , however , so great was the improve- ment of the discovery ...
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... believe instances might be multi- plied to show that watches were known at the early period you have mentioned ; yet they do not appear to have been in general use until about the time of Queen Elizabeth . But there are so many ...
... believe instances might be multi- plied to show that watches were known at the early period you have mentioned ; yet they do not appear to have been in general use until about the time of Queen Elizabeth . But there are so many ...
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... believe ? MR . CONSTANCE . They are so ; and our use of them produces some amusing inconsistencies . For instance , all our Acts of Parliament are dated according to the ancient Latin form ; and one passed on Tuesday would be dated Dies ...
... believe ? MR . CONSTANCE . They are so ; and our use of them produces some amusing inconsistencies . For instance , all our Acts of Parliament are dated according to the ancient Latin form ; and one passed on Tuesday would be dated Dies ...
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... believe . WILLIAM . They are so , Sir ; and January , so called in honour of the Latin god Janus , held in high veneration by the heathens , is the first month of the year , although March formerly took the lead . It contains thirty ...
... believe . WILLIAM . They are so , Sir ; and January , so called in honour of the Latin god Janus , held in high veneration by the heathens , is the first month of the year , although March formerly took the lead . It contains thirty ...
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Page 158 - Tis raging noon; and, vertical, the sun Darts on the head direct his forceful rays. O'er heaven and earth, far as the ranging eye Can sweep, a dazzling deluge reigns; and all From pole to pole, is undistinguish'd blaze.
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Page 244 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Page 303 - And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search diligently for the young child, and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
Page 91 - And after him came next the chill December : Yet he, through merry feasting which he made And great bonfires, did not the cold remember ; His Saviour's birth his mind so much did glad. Upon a shaggy-bearded Goat he rode, The same wherewith Dan Jove in tender yeares, They say, was nourisht by th...
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