The Wonders of Nature and Art: Or, A Concise Account of Whatever is Most Curious and Remarkable in the World; Whether Relating to Its Animal, Vegetable and Mineral Productions, Or to the Manufactures, Buildings and Inventions of Its Inhabitants, Compiled from Historical and Geographical Works of Established Celebrity, and Illustrated with the Discoveries of Modern Travellers, Volume 10J. Walker, 1804 |
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... chief , to whom they paid tribute or obedience . We have already observed that the priests pos- sessed considerable authority , but this was only seen at their festivals , or during the time of sickness 22 NORTH AMERICA .
... chief , to whom they paid tribute or obedience . We have already observed that the priests pos- sessed considerable authority , but this was only seen at their festivals , or during the time of sickness 22 NORTH AMERICA .
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... considerable part of the people , says Dr. Morse , have either too much or too little learning to make peaceable subjects . They know enough , however , to think they know a great deal , when in fact they know but little . Each man has ...
... considerable part of the people , says Dr. Morse , have either too much or too little learning to make peaceable subjects . They know enough , however , to think they know a great deal , when in fact they know but little . Each man has ...
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... considerable effect on the improvement of the English language . The manners of the people vary materially , according to their situation . The ancestors of the inhabitants of the southern and middle parts of Long Island were either ...
... considerable effect on the improvement of the English language . The manners of the people vary materially , according to their situation . The ancestors of the inhabitants of the southern and middle parts of Long Island were either ...
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... considerable profit to his successor ; but if , as is oftener the case , he be a tenant to some opulent landholder , he abandons it in debt ; yet the small improvements he leaves behind him , generally make it an object of immediate ...
... considerable profit to his successor ; but if , as is oftener the case , he be a tenant to some opulent landholder , he abandons it in debt ; yet the small improvements he leaves behind him , generally make it an object of immediate ...
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... considerable attainments in the arts and sciences . There are , however , many instances in this state , in which genius has been united with application , and the happy effects of their union have been experienced by the United States ...
... considerable attainments in the arts and sciences . There are , however , many instances in this state , in which genius has been united with application , and the happy effects of their union have been experienced by the United States ...
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Page 179 - Shine not in vain ; nor think, though men were none, That heaven would want spectators, God want praise. Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep. All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night : how often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to other's note, Singing their great Creator...
Page 55 - No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States, and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever, from any king, prince or foreign state.
Page 179 - Lest total darkness should by night regain Her old possession, and extinguish life In nature and all things : which these soft fires Not only...
Page 58 - Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And Congress may, by general laws, prescribe the manner in which such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof.
Page 179 - These then, though unbeheld in deep of night, Shine not in vain ; nor think, though men were none, That heaven would want spectators, God want praise : Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night...
Page 173 - The instant the animal perceives itself attacked, it throws itself on its back, and with its claws pinches most terribly whatever it happens to fasten on. But the dexterous crab-catcher takes them by the hinder legs, in such a manner that the nippers cannot touch him, and thus he throws them into his bag. Sometimes also they are caught when they take refuge in the bottoms of holes in rocks by...
Page 172 - The most of them, therefore, are obliged to continue in the flat parts of the country till they recover, making holes in the earth, which they cover at the mouth with leaves and dirt, so that no air may enter.
Page 48 - This denomination seem to have obtained their name from their baptizing their new converts by plunging. They are also called Tumblers, from the manner in which they perform baptism, which is by putting the person, while kneeling, head first under water, so as to resemble the motion of the body in the action of tumbling.
Page 38 - The climate and external appearance of the country conspire to make them indolent, easy, and good-natured; extremely fond of society, and much given to convivial pleasures. In consequence of this, they seldom show any spirit of enterprise, or expose themselves willingly to fatigue. Their authority over their slaves renders them vain and imperious, and entire strangers to that elegance of sentiment, which is so peculiarly characteristic of ref1ned and polished nations.
Page 85 - In this solitude he continued four years' and four months, during which time only two incidents happened which he thought worth relating, the occurrences of every day being in his circumstances nearly similar. The one was, that...