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... earth .-- The heat of the fun in the botter fexions , pe- netrating the exterior parts of the earth , excacs thofe acingral exhalations in fubterraneous cavras , which are called damps : there feldom happen but in the fummer time , when ...
... earth .-- The heat of the fun in the botter fexions , pe- netrating the exterior parts of the earth , excacs thofe acingral exhalations in fubterraneous cavras , which are called damps : there feldom happen but in the fummer time , when ...
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... earth , without any inter- e of the atmosphere . In favour of the for neopinion it is urged , that old waftes are never admps , efpecially thofe of the kind re- fixed ur ; nor are they always deficient Athenianmable kind . The fame is ...
... earth , without any inter- e of the atmosphere . In favour of the for neopinion it is urged , that old waftes are never admps , efpecially thofe of the kind re- fixed ur ; nor are they always deficient Athenianmable kind . The fame is ...
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... earth and a fermenting liquid , yet we know that a gentle heat conftantly takes place in the bowels of the earth ; and that almoft all terreftrial fubstances will emit fixed air on being exposed to heat . It is not improbable ...
... earth and a fermenting liquid , yet we know that a gentle heat conftantly takes place in the bowels of the earth ; and that almoft all terreftrial fubstances will emit fixed air on being exposed to heat . It is not improbable ...
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... earth , fuch as is found in kitclien gardens that have been well manured and managed for many years . No par ticular regard need be paid to the fituation ; for as this tree is a native of the northern parts of Europe ,, it will grow in ...
... earth , fuch as is found in kitclien gardens that have been well manured and managed for many years . No par ticular regard need be paid to the fituation ; for as this tree is a native of the northern parts of Europe ,, it will grow in ...
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... earth , to the great te and amazement of the people prefent at his excution . This extraordinary alteration in the of nature ( fays Dr Macknight , in his Harmony Caps ) , was peculiarly proper , whilft the Sa of righteoutnefs was ...
... earth , to the great te and amazement of the people prefent at his excution . This extraordinary alteration in the of nature ( fays Dr Macknight , in his Harmony Caps ) , was peculiarly proper , whilft the Sa of righteoutnefs was ...
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Page 229 - Wrapt in a pleasing fit of melancholy, To meditate my rural minstrelsy, Till Fancy had her fill. But ere a close The wonted roar was up amidst the woods...
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Page 47 - Within this defence they creeled their fort, planting upon it fifty pieces of cannon. On the other fide of the harbour, there was a mountain a mile high, on which they placed a...
Page 47 - To this place, it was obferved, that the Highlanders often repaired, to enjoy a cool air, and to talk of their friends they had left behind in their hills, friends whofe minds were as high as their mountains.