The Works of Francis Bacon, Volumen5Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1858 |
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... sail in pursuit of their own honour , suffer some prejudice and lose dignity by their moderation . But for this enhancement of virtue , though some persons of weaker judgment and perhaps too scrupulous morality may disapprove of it ...
... sail in pursuit of their own honour , suffer some prejudice and lose dignity by their moderation . But for this enhancement of virtue , though some persons of weaker judgment and perhaps too scrupulous morality may disapprove of it ...
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... sailing of ships . 27. Describe the motion of the winds in the sails of wind- mills , in the flight of hawks and birds , and even in playthings and common matters , as in the waving of banners , the flying of kites , and games which ...
... sailing of ships . 27. Describe the motion of the winds in the sails of wind- mills , in the flight of hawks and birds , and even in playthings and common matters , as in the waving of banners , the flying of kites , and games which ...
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... sailing in the open sea between the tropics are aware of a steady and continual wind ( called by the sailors Brize ) blowing from East to West . This wind is so strong , that partly by its own blast , and partly by its influence on the ...
... sailing in the open sea between the tropics are aware of a steady and continual wind ( called by the sailors Brize ) blowing from East to West . This wind is so strong , that partly by its own blast , and partly by its influence on the ...
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... sails help them with the pressure of their own weight . They may likewise overturn edifices that are weakly built , but the more solid structures they cannot destroy , unless accom- panied by earthquakes . Sometimes they hurl down ...
... sails help them with the pressure of their own weight . They may likewise overturn edifices that are weakly built , but the more solid structures they cannot destroy , unless accom- panied by earthquakes . Sometimes they hurl down ...
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... Sails of Ships . 1. The largest British ships ( for I take them as my example ) have four and sometimes five masts ... sails , and when the mizen- mast is double , with twelve . The mainmast and the foremast have three tiers of sails ...
... Sails of Ships . 1. The largest British ships ( for I take them as my example ) have four and sometimes five masts ... sails , and when the mizen- mast is double , with twelve . The mainmast and the foremast have three tiers of sails ...
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