Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758Newly set into type expressly for the members of the Limited Editions Club, 1964 - Almanacs, American - 300 pages |
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Page 54
... Water of the Sea and Rivers is raised in Vapours by the Sun , is form'd into Clouds in the Air , and thence descends in Rain . Now when there is Rain overhead , ( which frequently happens when the Wind is at N.E. ) the Cities and Places ...
... Water of the Sea and Rivers is raised in Vapours by the Sun , is form'd into Clouds in the Air , and thence descends in Rain . Now when there is Rain overhead , ( which frequently happens when the Wind is at N.E. ) the Cities and Places ...
Page 145
... Water they use for Cooking , Brewing , & c . is melted Snow and Ice ; no Spring is yet found free from freezing , tho ' dug ever so deep down . — All Waters inland , are frozen fast by the Beginning of October , and continue so to the ...
... Water they use for Cooking , Brewing , & c . is melted Snow and Ice ; no Spring is yet found free from freezing , tho ' dug ever so deep down . — All Waters inland , are frozen fast by the Beginning of October , and continue so to the ...
Page 153
... water uncover'd in his yard ; for in such water they lay their eggs , which when hatch'd , become first little fish , afterwards put forth legs and wings , leave the water , and fly into your windows . Probatum est . SEPTEMBER One ...
... water uncover'd in his yard ; for in such water they lay their eggs , which when hatch'd , become first little fish , afterwards put forth legs and wings , leave the water , and fly into your windows . Probatum est . SEPTEMBER One ...
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