An Introductory Discourse: Delivered Before the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York, on the Fourth of May, 1814David Longworth, at the Shakspeare-gallery. N. Van Riper, print., 1815 - 148 страници |
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... lakes , but also of their total exsiccation : ( 7 ) hence we have three kinds of alluvial forma- tions : one arising from the retreat of the ocean , another from the subsi- dence or extinction of lakes ; and another from the overflowing ...
... lakes , but also of their total exsiccation : ( 7 ) hence we have three kinds of alluvial forma- tions : one arising from the retreat of the ocean , another from the subsi- dence or extinction of lakes ; and another from the overflowing ...
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... lake Ontario occupies the crater of a volcano ; and it is believed that the drowned lands in Orange county exhibit ... lakes and Phelps town , in Ontario county ; and , finally , it is visible at Grand River in Upper Canada . ( 9 ) The ...
... lake Ontario occupies the crater of a volcano ; and it is believed that the drowned lands in Orange county exhibit ... lakes and Phelps town , in Ontario county ; and , finally , it is visible at Grand River in Upper Canada . ( 9 ) The ...
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... Lake Erie , on account of the Falls of Niagara ; and it is said that a french governor had some conveyed into it from Lake Ontario ; but it is very easy to account for it in another way : the Illinois river frequently communicates , in ...
... Lake Erie , on account of the Falls of Niagara ; and it is said that a french governor had some conveyed into it from Lake Ontario ; but it is very easy to account for it in another way : the Illinois river frequently communicates , in ...
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... lakes . ( 28 ) The dis- appearance of fish for years , as for instance the lobster during the revo- lutionary war , and sometimes the visits of strange fish , are circumstances deserving of observation . The best mode of multiplying and ...
... lakes . ( 28 ) The dis- appearance of fish for years , as for instance the lobster during the revo- lutionary war , and sometimes the visits of strange fish , are circumstances deserving of observation . The best mode of multiplying and ...
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... Lake Erie , furnishes strong indications of the recession of that lake . Near Vendeventer's tavern , in Niagara county , about twenty - two miles from the lake , there is a perpendicular descent which is said to extend from the Genesee ...
... Lake Erie , furnishes strong indications of the recession of that lake . Near Vendeventer's tavern , in Niagara county , about twenty - two miles from the lake , there is a perpendicular descent which is said to extend from the Genesee ...
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Страница 49 - The first drudgery of settling new colonies, which confines the attention of people to mere necessaries, is now pretty well over; and there are many in every province in circumstances that set them at ease, and afford leisure to cultivate the finer arts and improve the common stock of knowledge.
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