Complete Works, Volumen7Houghton Mifflin & Company, 1883 |
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... forces so prodigious . I remem- ber I watched , in crossing the sea , the beautiful skill whereby the engine in its constant working was made to produce two hundred gallons of fresh water out of salt water , every hour , thereby sup ...
... forces so prodigious . I remem- ber I watched , in crossing the sea , the beautiful skill whereby the engine in its constant working was made to produce two hundred gallons of fresh water out of salt water , every hour , thereby sup ...
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... force of gravity brings down the axe ; that is to say , the planet itself splits his stick . The farmer had much ill- temper , laziness and shirking to endure from his hand - sawyers , until one day he bethought him to put his saw ...
... force of gravity brings down the axe ; that is to say , the planet itself splits his stick . The farmer had much ill- temper , laziness and shirking to endure from his hand - sawyers , until one day he bethought him to put his saw ...
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... forces of steam , grav- ity , galvanism , light , magnets , wind , fire , serve us day by day and cost us nothing . Our astronomy is full of examples of calling in the aid of these magnificent helpers . Thus , on a planet so small as ...
... forces of steam , grav- ity , galvanism , light , magnets , wind , fire , serve us day by day and cost us nothing . Our astronomy is full of examples of calling in the aid of these magnificent helpers . Thus , on a planet so small as ...
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... force them to serve against their will the ends of wisdom and virtue . Thus a wise govern- ment puts fines and penalties on pleasant vices . What a benefit would the American government , not yet relieved of its extreme need , render to ...
... force them to serve against their will the ends of wisdom and virtue . Thus a wise govern- ment puts fines and penalties on pleasant vices . What a benefit would the American government , not yet relieved of its extreme need , render to ...
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... force of their qualities , —I see what cubic values America has , and in these a better certificate of civilization than great cities or enormous wealth . In strictness , the vital refinements are the moral and CIVILIZATION . 35.
... force of their qualities , —I see what cubic values America has , and in these a better certificate of civilization than great cities or enormous wealth . In strictness , the vital refinements are the moral and CIVILIZATION . 35.
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