The Wonders of Nature and Art: Or, A Concise Account of Whatever is Most Curious and Remarkable in the World; Whether Relating to Its Animal, Vegetable and Mineral Productions, Or to the Manufactures, Buildings and Inventions of Its Inhabitants, Compiled from Historical and Geographical Works of Established Celebrity, and Illustrated with the Discoveries of Modern Travellers, Volumen10J. Walker, 1804 |
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Página 92
... hole or trench near the place where it oozes out of the earth ; this gradually fills with water , that has a thick film or cream of this liquid bitumen swimming on the surface , from whence it is skimmed off and preserved in earthen ...
... hole or trench near the place where it oozes out of the earth ; this gradually fills with water , that has a thick film or cream of this liquid bitumen swimming on the surface , from whence it is skimmed off and preserved in earthen ...
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... holes in the earth as wide as a hat - crown , from whence issued hot steams like smoke out of chimneys , which tinged the edges of the holes with seemingly fair brimstone . The little plain above - mentioned is so sulphureous , that it ...
... holes in the earth as wide as a hat - crown , from whence issued hot steams like smoke out of chimneys , which tinged the edges of the holes with seemingly fair brimstone . The little plain above - mentioned is so sulphureous , that it ...
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... holes with his cutlass to put his feet in , and taking hold of the tufts of grass as lightly as pos sible . Notwithstanding all his care , however , he frequently slipped down a considerable way but as it was only loose sand , he could ...
... holes with his cutlass to put his feet in , and taking hold of the tufts of grass as lightly as pos sible . Notwithstanding all his care , however , he frequently slipped down a considerable way but as it was only loose sand , he could ...
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... holes and fissures . This is the only place where it is possible to go down to the bottom , and here the descent is very dangerous , on account of the numberless small chasms . On the west side is a section of a red rock like granite ...
... holes and fissures . This is the only place where it is possible to go down to the bottom , and here the descent is very dangerous , on account of the numberless small chasms . On the west side is a section of a red rock like granite ...
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... holes on the south , from which smoke issued , that appeared to have broken out but late- ly , the adjacent bushes being but lately burnt . On two opposite sides of the burning mountain are two lakes of water , about a stone's throw in ...
... holes on the south , from which smoke issued , that appeared to have broken out but late- ly , the adjacent bushes being but lately burnt . On two opposite sides of the burning mountain are two lakes of water , about a stone's throw in ...
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The Wonders of Nature and Art: Or, A Concise Account of Whatever ..., Volumen10 Thomas Smith Vista de fragmentos - 1803 |
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Página 179 - Shine not in vain ; nor think, though men were none, That heaven would want spectators, God want praise. Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep. All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night : how often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to other's note, Singing their great Creator...
Página 55 - No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States, and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever, from any king, prince or foreign state.
Página 179 - Lest total darkness should by night regain Her old possession, and extinguish life In nature and all things : which these soft fires Not only...
Página 58 - Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And Congress may, by general laws, prescribe the manner in which such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof.
Página 179 - These then, though unbeheld in deep of night, Shine not in vain ; nor think, though men were none, That heaven would want spectators, God want praise : Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night...
Página 173 - The instant the animal perceives itself attacked, it throws itself on its back, and with its claws pinches most terribly whatever it happens to fasten on. But the dexterous crab-catcher takes them by the hinder legs, in such a manner that the nippers cannot touch him, and thus he throws them into his bag. Sometimes also they are caught when they take refuge in the bottoms of holes in rocks by...
Página 172 - The most of them, therefore, are obliged to continue in the flat parts of the country till they recover, making holes in the earth, which they cover at the mouth with leaves and dirt, so that no air may enter.
Página 48 - This denomination seem to have obtained their name from their baptizing their new converts by plunging. They are also called Tumblers, from the manner in which they perform baptism, which is by putting the person, while kneeling, head first under water, so as to resemble the motion of the body in the action of tumbling.
Página 38 - The climate and external appearance of the country conspire to make them indolent, easy, and good-natured; extremely fond of society, and much given to convivial pleasures. In consequence of this, they seldom show any spirit of enterprise, or expose themselves willingly to fatigue. Their authority over their slaves renders them vain and imperious, and entire strangers to that elegance of sentiment, which is so peculiarly characteristic of ref1ned and polished nations.
Página 85 - In this solitude he continued four years' and four months, during which time only two incidents happened which he thought worth relating, the occurrences of every day being in his circumstances nearly similar. The one was, that...