The New Pictorial & Illustrated Family Magazine, Established for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge..., Volume 3R. Sears, 1846 |
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... considerably from all ter- the air is immediately conducted to the restrial mammalia ; and the reason is evi- lungs ... considerable resemblance to that of a There are two other points , of especial fish , being of an oblong form , and ...
... considerably from all ter- the air is immediately conducted to the restrial mammalia ; and the reason is evi- lungs ... considerable resemblance to that of a There are two other points , of especial fish , being of an oblong form , and ...
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... considerable stream , falls down steep declivities in which it has perforated singular channels for its course . A black sediment is deposited by some of these mountain - torrents , which is used as manure . The natural beauties of this ...
... considerable stream , falls down steep declivities in which it has perforated singular channels for its course . A black sediment is deposited by some of these mountain - torrents , which is used as manure . The natural beauties of this ...
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... considerably longer than he otherwise would do , be- cause he lives slow ; while he , on the oth- er hand , who lives intensively - who bev- erages on liquors and wines , exposes him- self to inflammatory diseases or the causes that ...
... considerably longer than he otherwise would do , be- cause he lives slow ; while he , on the oth- er hand , who lives intensively - who bev- erages on liquors and wines , exposes him- self to inflammatory diseases or the causes that ...
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... considerable numbers ; and I always remarked that they swam across when the morning first began to dawn . On reaching the opposite shore they would appear greatly fatigued , and if unmolested would take a long rest preparatory to their ...
... considerable numbers ; and I always remarked that they swam across when the morning first began to dawn . On reaching the opposite shore they would appear greatly fatigued , and if unmolested would take a long rest preparatory to their ...
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... considerably surface of the earth . Collected there , they below saturation . These dry currents of undergo a change , by which they form in- | wind , coming in contact with the surface to drops , and are deposited in the form of of the ...
... considerably surface of the earth . Collected there , they below saturation . These dry currents of undergo a change , by which they form in- | wind , coming in contact with the surface to drops , and are deposited in the form of of the ...
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Page 503 - ... or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Page 467 - My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass : Because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
Page 445 - But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
Page 467 - And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
Page 467 - I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Page 189 - As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth : For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Page 222 - Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets, in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Page 319 - ... of his feet are still to be seen, and hurled his bolts among them till the whole were slaughtered, except the big bull, who presenting his forehead to the shafts, shook them off as they fell; but missing one at length, it wounded him in the side; whereon, springing round, he bounded over the Ohio, over the Wabash, the Illinois, and finally over the great lakes, where he is living at this day.
Page 380 - I came into the House one morning, well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking whom I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled ; for it was a plain cloth suit which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor ; his linen was plain, and not very clean, and I remember a speck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not much larger than his collar ; his hat was without a hatband ; his stature was of a good size ; his sword stuck close to his side ; his countenance swollen and reddish ; his...
Page 222 - HAIL to thee, blithe spirit ! Bird thou never wert, That from heaven, or near it, Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art. Higher still and higher From the earth thou springest Like a cloud of fire; The blue deep thou wingest, And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest.