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; with Notes and a Life of the Author, Band 6Hillard, Gray, 1840 |
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... side to side , as on a rolling billow ; high walls leaped from their foundations several paces . The mischief it did is amazing ; almost all the build- ings in the countries were thrown down . Fifty - four cities and towns , besides an ...
... side to side , as on a rolling billow ; high walls leaped from their foundations several paces . The mischief it did is amazing ; almost all the build- ings in the countries were thrown down . Fifty - four cities and towns , besides an ...
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... side of the street were swallowed up , on the other they were thrown on heaps ; and the sand in the street rose like waves in the sea , lifting up everybody that stood on it , and immediately dropping down into pits ; and at the same ...
... side of the street were swallowed up , on the other they were thrown on heaps ; and the sand in the street rose like waves in the sea , lifting up everybody that stood on it , and immediately dropping down into pits ; and at the same ...
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... side of the bottle , and , as the air within feels the heat , it will again distend and force out the water . Or , fill a bladder not quite full of air , tie the neck tight , and lay it before a fire as near as may be without scorching ...
... side of the bottle , and , as the air within feels the heat , it will again distend and force out the water . Or , fill a bladder not quite full of air , tie the neck tight , and lay it before a fire as near as may be without scorching ...
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... side . These things being understood , we proceed to con- sider the fire - places heretofore in use , viz . 1. The large open fire - places used in the days of our fathers , and still generally in the country , and in kitchens . 2. The ...
... side . These things being understood , we proceed to con- sider the fire - places heretofore in use , viz . 1. The large open fire - places used in the days of our fathers , and still generally in the country , and in kitchens . 2. The ...
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... side . A moderate quantity of wood on the fire , in so large a hearth , seems but little ; and , in so strong and cold a draft , warms but little ; so that people are continually laying on more . In short , it is next to impossible to ...
... side . A moderate quantity of wood on the fire , in so large a hearth , seems but little ; and , in so strong and cold a draft , warms but little ; so that people are continually laying on more . In short , it is next to impossible to ...
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