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They were smooth plates of steel , and they were only able to wear their way slowly through the stone , by means of sharp sand which was carried continuously into the cleft , by a small stream of water which was kept constantly running ...
They were smooth plates of steel , and they were only able to wear their way slowly through the stone , by means of sharp sand which was carried continuously into the cleft , by a small stream of water which was kept constantly running ...
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... which was occupied by a range of buildings , there was in one place a high wall , with a large arched gateway in the centre of it , over which was inscribed in great letters the word BIBLIOTHÈQUE , which means library .
... which was occupied by a range of buildings , there was in one place a high wall , with a large arched gateway in the centre of it , over which was inscribed in great letters the word BIBLIOTHÈQUE , which means library .
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The lace is made upon a cushion , by means of a pattern , pins , and a great number of little bobbins . The woman or girl who makes it has this cushion before her on a little table . On the upper part of it , which is very convex ...
The lace is made upon a cushion , by means of a pattern , pins , and a great number of little bobbins . The woman or girl who makes it has this cushion before her on a little table . On the upper part of it , which is very convex ...
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There is a mystery connected with this subject which I shall not attempt to explain ; but the wonder is not so great as would at first appear , for the difficulty of transferring such a business to any new locality is by no means ...
There is a mystery connected with this subject which I shall not attempt to explain ; but the wonder is not so great as would at first appear , for the difficulty of transferring such a business to any new locality is by no means ...
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The facilities for manufacturing specially enjoyed in England consist chiefly in the immense stores of coal and iron which lie imbedded in the island , and by means of which two millions of laborers are able to perform the labor of ...
The facilities for manufacturing specially enjoyed in England consist chiefly in the immense stores of coal and iron which lie imbedded in the island , and by means of which two millions of laborers are able to perform the labor of ...
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Page 43 - 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 33 - Lord ivas with me and made all things easy, though my dear friend and I were separated one at one end of the town and the other at the other, and both under locks and bolts ; the said Davis swearing desperately that we should never come out nor see one another again all his time. And yet in two weeks' time he let me out again and her also.
Page 183 - Grimkie said that the best thing they could do would be to go and see the Castle of Mont Orgueil.
Page 193 - Florence established herself upon the sofa, and the two boys in arm-chairs near the fire, each with a large slice of bread and butter in one hand and a piece of cheese in the other, and their tumblers of milk on corners of the table within reach.
Page 69 - There was a large table in the middle of the room, with broad boxes filled with laces upon it, and other boxes in cases about the room.
Page 80 - ... strongly support Senator Mitchell's bill, S. 1639. The establishment of a Board such as is proposed in your bill is vitally necessary in the interest of military and commercial expansion of our national air power. If is an open secret that in the 1930's technological improvements placed German air power far in advance of that of any other nation in the world, and the stern necessity of mastering that power, rather than our own foresight, was the determining factor in World War II. Certainly,...
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| Title | The Florence Stories The Florence Stories, Jacob Abbott |
| Author | Jacob Abbott |
| Publisher | Sheldon, 1867 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Apr 2008 |
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