The North American Review, Հատոր 14Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge O. Everett, 1822 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Էջ 191
... standard , that shall remain immutable amid the revolutions to which hu- man things are liable , and which may be recovered when all artificial measures shall be lost or impaired . It is true , that the measures now in use were ...
... standard , that shall remain immutable amid the revolutions to which hu- man things are liable , and which may be recovered when all artificial measures shall be lost or impaired . It is true , that the measures now in use were ...
Էջ 192
... standard , and to regard them as exact parts or multiples of this standard . The measure , thus adopted , has been in some instances the cubit , or extent from the elbow to the end of the middle finger , in others the yard , but most ...
... standard , and to regard them as exact parts or multiples of this standard . The measure , thus adopted , has been in some instances the cubit , or extent from the elbow to the end of the middle finger , in others the yard , but most ...
Էջ 193
... standard should be equal- ly suited to all places on the earth . Besides this , the pen- dulum involves the consideration of time , and the arbitrary division of the day into eighty - six thousand four hundred seconds , and if the loss ...
... standard should be equal- ly suited to all places on the earth . Besides this , the pen- dulum involves the consideration of time , and the arbitrary division of the day into eighty - six thousand four hundred seconds , and if the loss ...
Էջ 195
... standards of each other ; that is , it makes wheat the standard for the weight of silver money , and silver money the standard for the weight of wheat . it combines an uniformity of proportion between the weight and the measure of wheat ...
... standards of each other ; that is , it makes wheat the standard for the weight of silver money , and silver money the standard for the weight of wheat . it combines an uniformity of proportion between the weight and the measure of wheat ...
Էջ 196
... standard weights of England . The key - stone to the whole fabric of the system of 1266 was the weight of the silver penny sterling . This penny was the two hundred and fortieth part of the tower pound ; the sterling or easterling pound ...
... standard weights of England . The key - stone to the whole fabric of the system of 1266 was the weight of the silver penny sterling . This penny was the two hundred and fortieth part of the tower pound ; the sterling or easterling pound ...
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Էջ 191 - A combination and a form indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man.
Էջ 407 - That all persons living in this province, who confess and acknowledge the one Almighty and eternal God, to be the Creator, Upholder and Ruler of the world ; and that hold themselves obliged in conscience to live peaceably and justly in civil society, shall, in no ways, be molested or prejudiced for their religious persuasion, or practice, in matters of faith and worship, nor shall they be compelled, at any time, to frequent or maintain any religious worship, place or ministry whatever.
Էջ 287 - NARRATIVE OF THE SHIPWRECK OF THE WHALE SHIP ESSEX OF NANTUCKET, WHICH WAS ATTACKED AND FINALLY DESTROYED BY A LARGE SPERM WHALE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
Էջ 250 - Canals. — ^Public Documents relating to the New York Canals, which are to connect the Western and Northern Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean ; with an Introduction.
Էջ 196 - ... are not less decided ; to combat which, Opposition have only a majority of twenty, or at most of thirty, in the House of Commons, who I am sorry to add, seem as yet willing to prevent the public supplies. Though I certainly have never much valued popularity, yet I do not think it is to be despised, when arising from a rectitude of conduct, and when it is to be retained by following the same respectable path, which conviction makes me esteem that of duty, as calculated to prevent one branch of...
Էջ 192 - ... the present crisis ; yet that no delay may arise from my absence, I will dine in town, and consequently be ready to see him in the evening, if he should think that would be of utility. At all events, I am ready to take any step that may be proposed to oppose this faction, and to struggle to the last period of my life ; but I can never submit to throw myself into its power. If they, in the end, succeed, my line is a clear one, and to which I have fortitude enough to submit.
Էջ 275 - Society for the Prevention of Pauperism, in the city of New York, read and accepted, Feb.
Էջ 362 - But the boys were at their noisy games in the street, the laborers returning, talking together, from their work, and the old men sitting quietly at their doors. He concealed himself as well as he could, and bade* Thomas hasten on. As they drew near the house, the night was shutting in about it, and there was a melancholy gusty sound in the trees Arthur felt as if approaching his mother's tomb. He entered the parlor.
Էջ 360 - Arthur raised himself heavily forward, and with his hat still over his brow, turned his glazed and dim eyes towards the getting sun. It was only the night before that he had heard his mother was ill, and could survive but a day or two. He had lived nearly apart from society, and being a lad of a thoughtful, dreamy mind, had made a world to himself. His thoughts and...