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S the way of Boulogne and Folkstone , on account of the fact that so much larger a portion of the route is by sea - the speed of a steamer through the water being usually much less than that of a locomotive on the land .
S the way of Boulogne and Folkstone , on account of the fact that so much larger a portion of the route is by sea - the speed of a steamer through the water being usually much less than that of a locomotive on the land .
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They could almost shoot a cannon ball to the land , I should think . How far can they shoot a cannon ball , Grimkie ? " Grimkie said that with the newly invented guns which throw a sort of bolt , shaped somewhat like a thimble , pointed ...
They could almost shoot a cannon ball to the land , I should think . How far can they shoot a cannon ball , Grimkie ? " Grimkie said that with the newly invented guns which throw a sort of bolt , shaped somewhat like a thimble , pointed ...
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Then it is too far , " said Florence . " A can66 1 non ball could not go so far as that . ” " No , " said Grimkie , " but still the islands lie much too near the land to please the French , and they ...
Then it is too far , " said Florence . " A can66 1 non ball could not go so far as that . ” " No , " said Grimkie , " but still the islands lie much too near the land to please the French , and they ...
Page 70
... themselves difficult to be pleased , and making many ill - natured remarks , disparaging to the people and to the customs of the countries that they visit , and boasting of the superior excellence of every thing in their own land .
... themselves difficult to be pleased , and making many ill - natured remarks , disparaging to the people and to the customs of the countries that they visit , and boasting of the superior excellence of every thing in their own land .
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The truth is , that when we leave our own country and go to visit a foreign land , we are in some sense the guests of the people of that land , and the same rule of politeness which should prevent our spying out , and commenting upon ...
The truth is , that when we leave our own country and go to visit a foreign land , we are in some sense the guests of the people of that land , and the same rule of politeness which should prevent our spying out , and commenting upon ...
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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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