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Page 143
... late instance which I had from a Swe - ⚫ dish gentleman of good credit . In the green timber , intended for ship - building at the king's yards in that country , a kind of worms was found , which every year became more numerous and ...
... late instance which I had from a Swe - ⚫ dish gentleman of good credit . In the green timber , intended for ship - building at the king's yards in that country , a kind of worms was found , which every year became more numerous and ...
Page 145
... late in life for you to learn to swim . The river near the bottom of your garden affords a most convenient place for the purpose ; and as your new employ- ment requires your being often on the water , of which you have such a dread , I ...
... late in life for you to learn to swim . The river near the bottom of your garden affords a most convenient place for the purpose ; and as your new employ- ment requires your being often on the water , of which you have such a dread , I ...
Page 155
... late conversation , a very general opinion , that all rivers run into the sea , or deposit their waters there . " Tis a kind of auda- city to call such general opinions in question , and may subject one to censure . But we must hazard ...
... late conversation , a very general opinion , that all rivers run into the sea , or deposit their waters there . " Tis a kind of auda- city to call such general opinions in question , and may subject one to censure . But we must hazard ...
Page 156
... late themselves in ; hence the evaporation of the fresh water is proportionably increased ; so that in some rivers it may equal the springs of supply . In such cases , the salt water comes up the river , and meets the fresh in that part ...
... late themselves in ; hence the evaporation of the fresh water is proportionably increased ; so that in some rivers it may equal the springs of supply . In such cases , the salt water comes up the river , and meets the fresh in that part ...
Page 170
... late improve- ments in gardening , from an opinion of their being unwholesome . I am certain , from long observa- tion , that there is nothing unhealthy in the air of woods ; for we Americans have every where our country habitations in ...
... late improve- ments in gardening , from an opinion of their being unwholesome . I am certain , from long observa- tion , that there is nothing unhealthy in the air of woods ; for we Americans have every where our country habitations in ...
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