The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters, Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published, Band 6B. F. Stevens, 1882 |
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... less than a minute three quarters of the houses , and the ground they stood on , with the inhabitants , were all sunk quite under water ; and the little part left behind was no better than a heap of rub- bish . The shake was so violent ...
... less than a minute three quarters of the houses , and the ground they stood on , with the inhabitants , were all sunk quite under water ; and the little part left behind was no better than a heap of rub- bish . The shake was so violent ...
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... less considerable phenomena of the earthquake at Lima , in 1687 , described by Father Alvarez de Toledo , wherein above five thousand persons were destroyed ; this be- ing of the vibratory kind , so that the bells in the church rung of ...
... less considerable phenomena of the earthquake at Lima , in 1687 , described by Father Alvarez de Toledo , wherein above five thousand persons were destroyed ; this be- ing of the vibratory kind , so that the bells in the church rung of ...
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... less books . He is most commonly led astray by the glaring appearances of title - pages and other artifices of the mystery of bookselling . It is likewise a common complaint , that a poor au- thor makes nothing near the profit that the ...
... less books . He is most commonly led astray by the glaring appearances of title - pages and other artifices of the mystery of bookselling . It is likewise a common complaint , that a poor au- thor makes nothing near the profit that the ...
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... less expense than by engraving and by the rolling press . I accidentally , last summer , fell into company with a printer , the most ingenious in his way , without question , of any in America . Upon my mentioning my thoughts , which I ...
... less expense than by engraving and by the rolling press . I accidentally , last summer , fell into company with a printer , the most ingenious in his way , without question , of any in America . Upon my mentioning my thoughts , which I ...
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... of any sort is said to be specifically heavier or lighter than other matter , when it has more or less substance or weight in the same dimensions . the smoky fumes , they would remain crowded about the PENNSYLVANIAN FIRE - PLACES . 37.
... of any sort is said to be specifically heavier or lighter than other matter , when it has more or less substance or weight in the same dimensions . the smoky fumes , they would remain crowded about the PENNSYLVANIAN FIRE - PLACES . 37.
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