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Page 171
... river , and has fometimes very great and fudden fwells . The Swale , fo called , as fome fay , from its fwiftnefs , rifes out of the weft moun- tains , fcarce five miles above the head of the river Ure , and runs east to Richmond ...
... river , and has fometimes very great and fudden fwells . The Swale , fo called , as fome fay , from its fwiftnefs , rifes out of the weft moun- tains , fcarce five miles above the head of the river Ure , and runs east to Richmond ...
Page 187
... river perpendicularly to the bottom , and in the direction of the motion of the water , is called the section of a river.— If as much water did not come into a place as goes out of it , the river would not be in a permanent ftate ; and ...
... river perpendicularly to the bottom , and in the direction of the motion of the water , is called the section of a river.— If as much water did not come into a place as goes out of it , the river would not be in a permanent ftate ; and ...
Page 266
... river Sanaga , I am informed that the wa- ters rife 150 feet perpendicular from the bed of the river . This information I re- ceived from a Gentleman who was fur- geon's mate to a party fent there , and the only furvivor of three ...
... river Sanaga , I am informed that the wa- ters rife 150 feet perpendicular from the bed of the river . This information I re- ceived from a Gentleman who was fur- geon's mate to a party fent there , and the only furvivor of three ...
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