Trip to the far west [of England.].Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper, 1840 - 192 páginas |
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... filled that the water remained at the same level outside and inside the section , it depressed the vessel six inches at the bow , raising the stern about two inches . Having the water pumped out , I then had the next bow sec- 23.
... filled that the water remained at the same level outside and inside the section , it depressed the vessel six inches at the bow , raising the stern about two inches . Having the water pumped out , I then had the next bow sec- 23.
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... raising the stern end . The vessel was then in the situation of one in which collision had taken place . For accuracy sake , I here state , that the bow and stern sections are each sixteen feet long ; the two next thirty - five feet ...
... raising the stern end . The vessel was then in the situation of one in which collision had taken place . For accuracy sake , I here state , that the bow and stern sections are each sixteen feet long ; the two next thirty - five feet ...
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... In the cornfields , I often saw a large circular raised bed , perhaps ten or twenty feet in diameter , about two feet above the surrounding level , and studded with cab- These are bages , or other vegetables . deposits of 71.
... In the cornfields , I often saw a large circular raised bed , perhaps ten or twenty feet in diameter , about two feet above the surrounding level , and studded with cab- These are bages , or other vegetables . deposits of 71.
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... raised above high water mark . I now descended the steep declive , which leads to the western promontory of rock , emphatically called the Land's End . My guide , Francis Wallis , pointed out a stone , at the top of a column of rock ...
... raised above high water mark . I now descended the steep declive , which leads to the western promontory of rock , emphatically called the Land's End . My guide , Francis Wallis , pointed out a stone , at the top of a column of rock ...
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... raise £ 90,000 ; so that there are fearful odds against the London speculators , and that mine is a wheal rara avis which first and last promotes their weal . " I instanced the lamentable case ( with which I was acquainted , ) of a man ...
... raise £ 90,000 ; so that there are fearful odds against the London speculators , and that mine is a wheal rara avis which first and last promotes their weal . " I instanced the lamentable case ( with which I was acquainted , ) of a man ...
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Página 63 - Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Página 64 - that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengthened man's heart.
Página 126 - tis all a cheat ; Yet, fool'd with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay
Página 101 - that sea-beast Leviathan, which God of all his works Created hugest that swim the ocean
Página 87 - Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasure*, "Whilst the landscape round it measures, Russet lawns and fallows grey, Where the nibbling flocks do stray.
Página 59 - grace, With hearty welcome, and an open face ; In all they did, you might discern with ease, A willing )mind, and a desire to please.
Página 66 - Press the bashful stranger to his food, And learn the luxury of doing good.
Página 22 - said, that unless the water break into the vessel in all its sections at the same time, (and which may be considered impossible,) there can be no danger of submersion; and experience has proved, that a very
Página 95 - Lo! on a narrow neck of land, Twist two unbounded seas I stand, Secure, insensible ; A point of time,—a moment's space,— Removes me
Página 24 - 2.) This depressed the bow twelve inches, without perceptibly raising the stern end. The vessel was then in the situation of one in which collision had taken place. For accuracy sake, I here state, that the bow and stern sections are each