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From Schenectady , it follows the southern bank of the Mohawk to Rome ,
approaching so near the river in some places , as to require embankments to
support it ; one of these at Amsterdam village is 5 or 6 miles in length . What is
called the ...
From Schenectady , it follows the southern bank of the Mohawk to Rome ,
approaching so near the river in some places , as to require embankments to
support it ; one of these at Amsterdam village is 5 or 6 miles in length . What is
called the ...
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ferocity , its carnivorous disposition , the length of its claws , the breadth and
length of its soles , and the shortness of its tail . The Grisly Bear inhabits the
Rocky Mountains , and the plains lying to the eastward of them , as far as latitude
61 ° ...
ferocity , its carnivorous disposition , the length of its claws , the breadth and
length of its soles , and the shortness of its tail . The Grisly Bear inhabits the
Rocky Mountains , and the plains lying to the eastward of them , as far as latitude
61 ° ...
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ner : he first allowed me to examine a stool about 18 inches in height , on the seat
of which were two brass stars inlaid , a little larger than a dollar ; he then
displayed a hollow bamboo two feet in length and 24 inches in diameter . The
next ...
ner : he first allowed me to examine a stool about 18 inches in height , on the seat
of which were two brass stars inlaid , a little larger than a dollar ; he then
displayed a hollow bamboo two feet in length and 24 inches in diameter . The
next ...
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However , it was not long ere his prospects began again to brighten a little ; and
he at length succeeded in publishing , in conjunction with the composer , a
collection of music , the execution of which was greatly admired , and which
obtained ...
However , it was not long ere his prospects began again to brighten a little ; and
he at length succeeded in publishing , in conjunction with the composer , a
collection of music , the execution of which was greatly admired , and which
obtained ...
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... with which we are acquainted can thus produce gum from their feet to aid them
in walking upon glass , though the housefly can walk thus by causing a vacuum
between its feet and the glass , as we shall subsequently describe at length .
... with which we are acquainted can thus produce gum from their feet to aid them
in walking upon glass , though the housefly can walk thus by causing a vacuum
between its feet and the glass , as we shall subsequently describe at length .
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Page 84 - FRIEND after friend departs : Who hath not lost a friend ? There is no union here of hearts That finds not here an end: Were this frail world our only rest.
Page 183 - A fire devoureth before them ; and behind them a flame burneth : the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness ; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 116 - I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
Page 51 - Even in its very motion there was rest ; While every breath of eve that chanced to blow Wafted the traveller to the beauteous west. Emblem, methought, of the departed soul, To whose white robe the gleam of bliss is given ; And by the breath of mercy made to roll Right onward to the golden gates of Heaven ; Where to the eye of Faith it peaceful lies, And tells to man his glorious destinies.
Page 180 - And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Page 188 - Who toss the golden and the flame-like flowers, And pass the prairie-hawk that, poised on high, Flaps his broad wings, yet moves not - ye have played Among the palms of Mexico and vines Of Texas, and have crisped the limpid brooks That from the fountains of Sonora glide Into the calm Pacific - have ye fanned A nobler or a lovelier scene than this?
Page 84 - Beyond the flight of time, Beyond the reign of death, There surely is some blessed clime Where life is not a breath. Nor life's affections transient fire, Whose sparks fly upward and expire.
Page 30 - Outflying the blast and the driving rain, The petrel telleth her tale — in vain...
Page 101 - Till I have done with this new day, Which now is painful to these eyes, Which have not seen the sun so rise For years — I cannot count them o'er, I lost their long and heavy score, When my last brother droop'd and died, And I lay living by his side.
Page 15 - Is this a time to be cloudy and sad, When our mother Nature laughs around; When even the deep blue heavens look glad, And gladness breathes from the blossoming ground?