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It will not suffice merely to loosen the rocks with gun- powder , as Captain Allen proposes , and let the water do the rest , for the simple reason that water cannot remove rocks in situ , or even loose stones of any great size .
It will not suffice merely to loosen the rocks with gun- powder , as Captain Allen proposes , and let the water do the rest , for the simple reason that water cannot remove rocks in situ , or even loose stones of any great size .
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No other nation having a like stimulant , there is no reason to suppose that their trade has increased in any- thing like the same ratio as ours . But not one ton of the Australian shipping would ever come by way of the Canal , for the ...
No other nation having a like stimulant , there is no reason to suppose that their trade has increased in any- thing like the same ratio as ours . But not one ton of the Australian shipping would ever come by way of the Canal , for the ...
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The fact is , that the only party benefited by a quick voyage is the shipowner , and as he has already been allowed to charge 1 or 2 per cent . for the difference of the length of voyage , he has no reason to complain .
The fact is , that the only party benefited by a quick voyage is the shipowner , and as he has already been allowed to charge 1 or 2 per cent . for the difference of the length of voyage , he has no reason to complain .
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1 Histoire de la République dAngleterre et de Crom | 1 |
Bengal the Sikkim and NepalHimalayas the Khasia | 55 |
lEcosse et de lIrlande Par Léonce de Lavergne | 82 |
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