Sir Edward Thomason's memoirs during half a centuryLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845 |
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... whole range of the sail . What I conceived was that a machine of this nature placed on a pond for raising the water , and afterwards used for the turning of a water wheel , might be made available for the grinding of corn , without much ...
... whole range of the sail . What I conceived was that a machine of this nature placed on a pond for raising the water , and afterwards used for the turning of a water wheel , might be made available for the grinding of corn , without much ...
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... , and it required the whole force of the machine to dislodge it ; and finding that the union of copper and iron ( or any two metals ) were firmly attached by pressure , provided that , in the action of pressing them together , 16.
... , and it required the whole force of the machine to dislodge it ; and finding that the union of copper and iron ( or any two metals ) were firmly attached by pressure , provided that , in the action of pressing them together , 16.
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... whole was only of sheet iron , except the thin casing of brass drawn over by pressure . I mentioned my method of covering iron bolts with sheaths of copper to the ship - builders , when both the ship - builder and myself thought of much ...
... whole was only of sheet iron , except the thin casing of brass drawn over by pressure . I mentioned my method of covering iron bolts with sheaths of copper to the ship - builders , when both the ship - builder and myself thought of much ...
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... whole , realizing a large profit to the consigner . There was another solitary instance of success to a Birmingham speculator in broad - cloths . The draper had already realized a fortune , and had , as usual , on the approach of ...
... whole , realizing a large profit to the consigner . There was another solitary instance of success to a Birmingham speculator in broad - cloths . The draper had already realized a fortune , and had , as usual , on the approach of ...
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... whole of the Island of St. Domingo , and made him- self emperor , and addressed the inhabitants ( blacks ) in a speech in French , of which the following is a copy : ' Haytiens , -La loi vielle sur nous à nommer un bienfaisant ami ...
... whole of the Island of St. Domingo , and made him- self emperor , and addressed the inhabitants ( blacks ) in a speech in French , of which the following is a copy : ' Haytiens , -La loi vielle sur nous à nommer un bienfaisant ami ...
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Page 424 - And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me ; for the earth is filled with violence through them ; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Page 427 - And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
Page 392 - Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Page 416 - Almighty GOD, the giver of all good things, without whose help all labour is ineffectual, and without whose grace all wisdom is folly : grant, I beseech Thee, that in this undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be with-held from me, but that I may promote thy glory, and the salvation of myself and others: grant this, O Lord, for the sake of thy son, JESUS CHRIST. Amen...
Page 418 - These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens...
Page 88 - Had'st thou but lived, though stripp'd of power, A watchman on the lonely tower, Thy thrilling trump had roused the land, When fraud or danger were at hand ; By thee, as by the beacon-light, Our pilots had kept course aright ; As some proud column, though alone, Thy strength had propp'd the tottering throne : Now is the stately column broke, The beacon-light is quench'd in smoke, The trumpet's silver sound is still, The warder silent on the hill...
Page 437 - This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
Page 419 - And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden ; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food ; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Page 392 - For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Page 418 - But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.