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Wine , and even ardent spirits , become converted into a spongy mass of ice ; even the " living forests " do not escape , the very sap of the trees being frozen ; and which , owing to the internal expansion which takes place in ...
Wine , and even ardent spirits , become converted into a spongy mass of ice ; even the " living forests " do not escape , the very sap of the trees being frozen ; and which , owing to the internal expansion which takes place in ...
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Mankind are then taught to connect the idea of happiness with those of dress , equipage , affluence , and all the various amusements which luxury has invented ; thence they become slaves to a thousand imaginary wants , which become the ...
Mankind are then taught to connect the idea of happiness with those of dress , equipage , affluence , and all the various amusements which luxury has invented ; thence they become slaves to a thousand imaginary wants , which become the ...
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It is asserted that the southern Indians , if once they are driven to this unnatural practice , become so fond of it that no person is safe in their company . They are , however , despised and neglected for ever after .
It is asserted that the southern Indians , if once they are driven to this unnatural practice , become so fond of it that no person is safe in their company . They are , however , despised and neglected for ever after .
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taining a particular Account of the Icebergs and other Phenomena which | |
Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Henderick Portenger | 1 |
Travels of M Burckhardt in Egypt and Nubia | 1 |
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| Title | New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Volume 2 New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Sir Richard Phillips Volume 2 of New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgments ; with Index and Historical Preface, Sir Richard Phillips |
| Author | Sir Richard Phillips |
| Publisher | Sir Richard Phillips, 1819 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 23 Apr 2007 |
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