A Book for Massachusetts Children: In Familiar Letters from a FatherHilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1831 - 142 pages |
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... wide , from south to north . From the most eastern , to the most western part of the state , it is nearly two hundred miles , and from its most southern , to its most northern part , about ninety miles . I have got a picture of ...
... wide , from south to north . From the most eastern , to the most western part of the state , it is nearly two hundred miles , and from its most southern , to its most northern part , about ninety miles . I have got a picture of ...
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... wide ? What part of the map is north ? What part , south ? What part is east ? What part , west ? What States touch Massachusetts on the north side of it ? What , on the south side ? Is there any land on the east side of Massachusetts ...
... wide ? What part of the map is north ? What part , south ? What part is east ? What part , west ? What States touch Massachusetts on the north side of it ? What , on the south side ? Is there any land on the east side of Massachusetts ...
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... Vessels are sent to sea with their cargoes , or loads , in order that they may sail over the wide ocean , to distant parts of the world . They have sails made of strong , coarse cloth ; and the wind blows them across the 2 LETTER VII . 13.
... Vessels are sent to sea with their cargoes , or loads , in order that they may sail over the wide ocean , to distant parts of the world . They have sails made of strong , coarse cloth ; and the wind blows them across the 2 LETTER VII . 13.
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... wide . It is in the most southerly part of Massa- chusetts , as you will see by looking on the map . In my next letter I will tell you about the islands of Massachusetts . But before I write again , you must be able to answer all the ...
... wide . It is in the most southerly part of Massa- chusetts , as you will see by looking on the map . In my next letter I will tell you about the islands of Massachusetts . But before I write again , you must be able to answer all the ...
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... wide . The land of this island is mostly low and level , some of it is fertile , but the greater part is poor . poor . However , it produces some corn and rye . The trees on the island are small . On the north side of Martha's Vineyard ...
... wide . The land of this island is mostly low and level , some of it is fertile , but the greater part is poor . poor . However , it produces some corn and rye . The trees on the island are small . On the north side of Martha's Vineyard ...
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Page 136 - And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes.
Page 12 - In all of these cases salicylate of methyl had a well-marked effect on the pain, causing it to cease in a variable time and for a longer or shorter period according to the nature of the case, and bringing about a cure in a few days. The drug...
Page 137 - Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." They rest from their labors and their works do follow them.
Page 6 - I have got a picture of Massachusetts, drawn on purpose for you to look at. This picture is called a map of Massachusetts ; and you can see by it what the shape of Massachusetts is. You can see that its shape is very irregular. When you look at the map, you must be careful to turn your face toward the north, and hold the map, so that the words, Vermont, New Hampshire, may be toward the north also; then the top of the map will be north, the bottom, south, the right hand, east, the left hand, west.
Page 53 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Page 18 - When the men see a whale, they get out of their ship into their boats, and row towards him. One man stands at the head of the boat, holding a sharp iron spear in his hand, called a harpoon ; and when the boat comes close to ' the whale, the man throws the harpoon at him with all his might.