Pictorial Geography of the World: Comprising a System of Universal Geography, Popular and Scientific ... and Illustrated by More Than One Thousand Engravings ... with a Copious Index Answering the Purpose of a Gazeteer, Volume 2C.D. Strong, 1840 |
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... carried to its greatest refinement . In England , more attention has been paid to the subject than elsewhere . The three kinds of horses best known in that country , are the Race horse , the Hunter , and the Carriage horse . It is a ...
... carried to its greatest refinement . In England , more attention has been paid to the subject than elsewhere . The three kinds of horses best known in that country , are the Race horse , the Hunter , and the Carriage horse . It is a ...
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... carried to great perfection in this part of the earth . Husbandry is pursued with the greatest industry , in the British empire , the Netherlands , Switzerland , Germany , some parts of Italy , Denmark , and Sweden . The agriculture of ...
... carried to great perfection in this part of the earth . Husbandry is pursued with the greatest industry , in the British empire , the Netherlands , Switzerland , Germany , some parts of Italy , Denmark , and Sweden . The agriculture of ...
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... carried on according to the most improved and scientific processes , whether originated in the country , or borrowed ... carrying Copper - Ore. 518 GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND .
... carried on according to the most improved and scientific processes , whether originated in the country , or borrowed ... carrying Copper - Ore. 518 GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND .
Halaman 534
... carried on within the precincts of the metropolis , including every article of elegance or utility . The number of ships belonging to this port in 1830 , was 2,663 , of 572,800 tons ; and the amount of customs collected 75 million ...
... carried on within the precincts of the metropolis , including every article of elegance or utility . The number of ships belonging to this port in 1830 , was 2,663 , of 572,800 tons ; and the amount of customs collected 75 million ...
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... carried to a high degree of perfection . In the northern counties , the farms are large , and are leased generally for 21 years . In the southern counties , the farms are smaller , and the tenants are often propri- The field - pea and ...
... carried to a high degree of perfection . In the northern counties , the farms are large , and are leased generally for 21 years . In the southern counties , the farms are smaller , and the tenants are often propri- The field - pea and ...
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Halaman 655 - twere anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still was so, And making that which was not, till the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old ! — The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns.
Halaman 726 - Thus every good his native wilds impart Imprints the patriot passion on his heart ; And e'en those ills that round his mansion rise Enhance the bliss his scanty fund supplies. Dear is that shed to which his soul conforms, And dear that hill which lifts him to the storms ; And as a child, when scaring sounds molest, Clings close and closer to the mother's breast, So the loud torrent and the whirlwind's roar But bind him to his native mountains more.
Halaman 668 - Hyperion's curls, the front of Jove himself, An eye like Mars, to threaten and command, A station like the herald Mercury New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill, A combination and a form indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man.
Halaman 846 - I might sleep there without apprehension) called to the female part of her family, who had stood gazing on me all the while in fixed astonishment, to resume their task of spinning cotton; in which they continued to employ themselves great part of the night.
Halaman 524 - ... that restores him to health ; on the ermine which decorates the judge and the rope which hangs the criminal ; on the poor man's salt and the rich man's spice ; on the brass nails of the coffin and the ribands of the bride...
Halaman 950 - I went on in the procession, close by the tower of Moloch ; which, as it was drawn with difficulty, " grated on its many wheels harsh thunder.* After a few minutes it stopped; and now the worship of the God began. — A high priest mounted the car in front of the idol, and pronounced his obscene stanzas in the ears of the people; who responded at intervals in the same strain. ' These ' songs,' said lie, ' are the delight of the God. His ' car can only move when he is pleased with the ' song.'—...
Halaman 950 - The walls and gates are covered with indecent emblems, in massive and durable sculpture. I have also visited the sand plains by the sea, in some places whitened with the bones of the pilgrims ; and another place, a little way out of the town, called by the English the Golgotha, where the dead bodies are usually cast forth, and where dogs and vultures are ever seen...
Halaman 840 - I rode still onwards, and on approaching a spot less thickly planted, was not a little surprised to see in front of me a body of several thousand cavalry drawn up in line, and extending right and left quite as far as I could see ; and, checking my horse, I awaited the arrival of my party, under the shade of a wide-spreading acacia.
Halaman 950 - After the tower had proceeded some way, a pilgrim announced that he was ready to offer himself a sacrifice to the idol. He laid himself down in the road before the tower as it was moving along, lying on his face, with his arms stretched forward.
Halaman 846 - Trifling as this recital may appear to the reader, to a person in my situation the circumstance was affecting in the highest degree. I was oppressed by such unexpected kindness, and sleep fled from my eyes. In the morning I presented my compassionate landlady with two of the four brass buttons which remained on my waistcoat — the only recompense I could make her.