The Saturday Magazine, Volúmenes6-7John William Parker, 1835 |
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... miles distant , the Mississippi , sailing along in dark and solemn grandeur , became distinctly visible . Both rivers were about two miles broad , but the expanse of the Ohio struck me as being somewhat larger than that of its more ...
... miles distant , the Mississippi , sailing along in dark and solemn grandeur , became distinctly visible . Both rivers were about two miles broad , but the expanse of the Ohio struck me as being somewhat larger than that of its more ...
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... miles , a few bluffs and eminences do certainly occur . The wood grows down to the very margin of the river ; and the timber , for some hun- dred miles , is by no means remarkable for size . As the river descends to the southward ...
... miles , a few bluffs and eminences do certainly occur . The wood grows down to the very margin of the river ; and the timber , for some hun- dred miles , is by no means remarkable for size . As the river descends to the southward ...
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... miles northward . And king Ed- ward the First granted his license for it , in 1284 , and promised both ground for the church , & c . , and 1000 marks towards the building ; but this did not take effect . Besides the bishop , here are ...
... miles northward . And king Ed- ward the First granted his license for it , in 1284 , and promised both ground for the church , & c . , and 1000 marks towards the building ; but this did not take effect . Besides the bishop , here are ...
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... miles , and denoted the distance that could be per- formed without any extraordinary fatigue by a foot- passenger . " A Sabbath day's journey " was peculiar to the Jews , being equal to rather less than one statute mile . It may not be ...
... miles , and denoted the distance that could be per- formed without any extraordinary fatigue by a foot- passenger . " A Sabbath day's journey " was peculiar to the Jews , being equal to rather less than one statute mile . It may not be ...
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... miles . The improvements in travelling , and in the con- veyance of merchandise , by sea and land , which have resulted from scientific invention and commer- cial enterprise , during the last few years , have wrought an important change ...
... miles . The improvements in travelling , and in the con- veyance of merchandise , by sea and land , which have resulted from scientific invention and commer- cial enterprise , during the last few years , have wrought an important change ...
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Página 97 - Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
Página 215 - Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
Página 244 - MY mind to me a kingdom is ; Such perfect joy therein I find As far exceeds all earthly bliss That God or nature hath assigned ; Though much I want that most would have, Yet still my mind forbids to crave.
Página 123 - Paul's ministry, shall be his hope, and joy, and crown of rejoicing "in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming
Página 77 - ... till the whole firmament was in a glow. The blueness of the ether was exceedingly heightened and enlivened by the season of the year, and by the rays of all those luminaries that passed through it. The galaxy appeared in its most beautiful white. To complete the scene, the full moon rose at length in that clouded majesty...
Página 148 - Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thy example not to despair, but shall remember, that though the day is past, and their strength is wasted, there yet remains one effort to be made: that reformation is never hopeless, nor sincere endeavours ever unassisted; that the wanderer may at length return after all his errors: and that he VOL.
Página 148 - In these amusements the hours passed away uncounted, his deviations had perplexed his memory, and he knew not towards what point to travel. He stood pensive and confused, afraid to go forward lest he should go wrong, yet conscious that the time of loitering was now past.
Página 148 - ... and despised the petty curiosity that led him on from trifle to trifle. While he was thus reflecting, the air grew blacker, and a clap of thunder broke his meditation.