The Saturday Magazine, Volumes 6-7John William Parker, 1835 |
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... Madrid , some account of the city of , 210 - capture of by Napoleon , 211 -its situation and form , 211- -royal palaces , churches , and other public buildings , 215 - the Prado at , 215 Main - truck , the , or a Leap for Life , 190 ...
... Madrid , some account of the city of , 210 - capture of by Napoleon , 211 -its situation and form , 211- -royal palaces , churches , and other public buildings , 215 - the Prado at , 215 Main - truck , the , or a Leap for Life , 190 ...
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... Madrid , Great Street , and Fountain of Good Success , at , 209 the Royal Palace at , 213 Maize , or Indian Corn , 245 Mexican Costumes , 45 Mexican Water Carrier , 128 Mexico , the Great Square and Ca- thedral of , 41 view of the City ...
... Madrid , Great Street , and Fountain of Good Success , at , 209 the Royal Palace at , 213 Maize , or Indian Corn , 245 Mexican Costumes , 45 Mexican Water Carrier , 128 Mexico , the Great Square and Ca- thedral of , 41 view of the City ...
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... Madrid the boiling - point of water is about 208 ° , at Mexico it is 198 ° , and on the summit of Mont Blanc 187 ° . When the weight of the atmosphere is altogether removed from the surfaces of liquids , they boil at a temperature about ...
... Madrid the boiling - point of water is about 208 ° , at Mexico it is 198 ° , and on the summit of Mont Blanc 187 ° . When the weight of the atmosphere is altogether removed from the surfaces of liquids , they boil at a temperature about ...
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... Madrid , where the summer - sky is beautifully clear , I never saw it produce this effect in so extraordinary a degree as at Mexico . The whole valley is surrounded with mountains , most of which are at least fifteen miles from the ...
... Madrid , where the summer - sky is beautifully clear , I never saw it produce this effect in so extraordinary a degree as at Mexico . The whole valley is surrounded with mountains , most of which are at least fifteen miles from the ...
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... the Alameda . As compared with the Prado * of Madrid , it was , indeed , deprived of its brightest To be described in a future portion of this work , ornament , the women ; for few or none of SUPPLEMENT FOR MARCH , 1835 . 127.
... the Alameda . As compared with the Prado * of Madrid , it was , indeed , deprived of its brightest To be described in a future portion of this work , ornament , the women ; for few or none of SUPPLEMENT FOR MARCH , 1835 . 127.
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Page 14 - If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be' as Poor Richard says, 'the greatest prodigality;' since, as he elsewhere tells us, ' Lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough.
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Page 141 - Paul's ministry, shall be his hope, and joy, and crown of rejoicing "in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming
Page 233 - 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.
Page 14 - He that riseth late must trot all Day, and shall scarce overtake his Business at Night; while Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him...
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Page 225 - There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion ; it is this indeed which gives a value to all the rest, which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is pedantry, and wit impertinence ; virtue itself looks like weakness ; the best parts only qualify a man to be more sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice.
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Page 76 - Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots ? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.