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Page 141
Or , as we know from their effects , that there are deep fiery caverns under the
earth , and even under the sea , if at any time the sea leaks into any of them , the
fluid parts of the water must evaporate from that heat , and pass off through some
...
Or , as we know from their effects , that there are deep fiery caverns under the
earth , and even under the sea , if at any time the sea leaks into any of them , the
fluid parts of the water must evaporate from that heat , and pass off through some
...
Page 166
Has the question , “ How came the earth by its magnetism , ' ever been
considered ? Is it likely that iron ore immediately existed when this globe was first
formed ; or may it not rather be supposed a gradual production of time ? If the
earth is at ...
Has the question , “ How came the earth by its magnetism , ' ever been
considered ? Is it likely that iron ore immediately existed when this globe was first
formed ; or may it not rather be supposed a gradual production of time ? If the
earth is at ...
Page 170
It purifies it by distiHation , when it raises it in vapours , and lets it fall in rain ; and
farther still by filtration , when , keeping it fluid , it suffers that rain to percolate the
earth . We knew before , that putrid animal substances were con . verted into ...
It purifies it by distiHation , when it raises it in vapours , and lets it fall in rain ; and
farther still by filtration , when , keeping it fluid , it suffers that rain to percolate the
earth . We knew before , that putrid animal substances were con . verted into ...
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ALL food or subsistence for mankind arise from the earth or waters . 2 .
Necessaries of life , that are not foods , and all other conveniences , have their
values estimated by the proportion of food consumed wbile we are em . ployed in
procuring ...
ALL food or subsistence for mankind arise from the earth or waters . 2 .
Necessaries of life , that are not foods , and all other conveniences , have their
values estimated by the proportion of food consumed wbile we are em . ployed in
procuring ...
Page 121
He that puts a seed into the earth is recompensed , perhaps , by receiving forty
out of it ; and he who draws a fish out of our water , draws up a piece of silver . Let
us ( and there is no doubt but we shall ) be attentive to these , and then the ...
He that puts a seed into the earth is recompensed , perhaps , by receiving forty
out of it ; and he who draws a fish out of our water , draws up a piece of silver . Let
us ( and there is no doubt but we shall ) be attentive to these , and then the ...
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| Title | The British Prose Writers, Volume 19 The British Prose Writers |
| Publisher | J. Sharpe, 1821 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 14 Nov 2006 |
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