The Saturday Magazine, Volumes 6-7John William Parker, 1835 |
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... Stones of , 254 , 256 Stone , Feat of breaking ou a man's chest , 5 Stornaway , account of , 87 Funerals at , 164 harbour of , 252 , 254 Storr Head , 81 Strath Aird , celebrated Spar Cave of , 35 Streets , & c . , origin of Names of ...
... Stones of , 254 , 256 Stone , Feat of breaking ou a man's chest , 5 Stornaway , account of , 87 Funerals at , 164 harbour of , 252 , 254 Storr Head , 81 Strath Aird , celebrated Spar Cave of , 35 Streets , & c . , origin of Names of ...
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... THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE . VOL . VI . Ο 161 HEATH PARKEY The force with which two bodies strike each The quantity. THE LEANING TOWER OF SARAGOSSA . THE FEAT OF BREAKING A STONE ON A MAN'S CHEST ...
... THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE . VOL . VI . Ο 161 HEATH PARKEY The force with which two bodies strike each The quantity. THE LEANING TOWER OF SARAGOSSA . THE FEAT OF BREAKING A STONE ON A MAN'S CHEST ...
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... stone to be laid on his chest , and broken to pieces by sledge - hammers , without appear- ing to suffer either pain or inconvenience . performance of this feat would appear to require Herculean strength and great endurance ; but it was ...
... stone to be laid on his chest , and broken to pieces by sledge - hammers , without appear- ing to suffer either pain or inconvenience . performance of this feat would appear to require Herculean strength and great endurance ; but it was ...
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... stone , but the breaking of the stone by the blows of the hammer , produces an appearance of greater difficulty in the experiment ; and if the stone be well selected , no great force is necessary to cause the fracture of its whole ...
... stone , but the breaking of the stone by the blows of the hammer , produces an appearance of greater difficulty in the experiment ; and if the stone be well selected , no great force is necessary to cause the fracture of its whole ...
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... stone bridge on the north , of great beauty of design , ( still existing in a comparatively uninjured state , ) which was de- fended by a strong gateway on the inner side * . See some remarks on Old English Halls , in the Saturday ...
... stone bridge on the north , of great beauty of design , ( still existing in a comparatively uninjured state , ) which was de- fended by a strong gateway on the inner side * . See some remarks on Old English Halls , in the Saturday ...
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