The Literary panorama, Band 5,Ausgabe 18091809 |
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... feet from the ground - many overturns being occasioned by the great height to which coaches are unnecessarily elevated . It would also be desirable , with a view to safety , that the wheels should run wider on the ground than the ...
... feet from the ground - many overturns being occasioned by the great height to which coaches are unnecessarily elevated . It would also be desirable , with a view to safety , that the wheels should run wider on the ground than the ...
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... feet into a fulcrum , when he has any great obstacle to overcome ; how he makes the centre of gravity of his body weigh as far from the fulcrum as he can , by which means he increases the length of the acting part of the lever , and ...
... feet into a fulcrum , when he has any great obstacle to overcome ; how he makes the centre of gravity of his body weigh as far from the fulcrum as he can , by which means he increases the length of the acting part of the lever , and ...
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... feet 4 inches in height : then forming the line of draught to 12 ° or 14 ° ( agree- able to the shoulder of the horse ) , it will follow that the fore wheels of carriages having two pairs , must be much smaller , and this , which he ...
... feet 4 inches in height : then forming the line of draught to 12 ° or 14 ° ( agree- able to the shoulder of the horse ) , it will follow that the fore wheels of carriages having two pairs , must be much smaller , and this , which he ...
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... feet high , along the sides of the roads , which is the best and the cheapest means for protecting carriages , and every thing else , from falling over at dangerous places ; and , thirdly , when a road is con- ducted along the side of a ...
... feet high , along the sides of the roads , which is the best and the cheapest means for protecting carriages , and every thing else , from falling over at dangerous places ; and , thirdly , when a road is con- ducted along the side of a ...
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... feet , on one , or rather on each side , next to the fence , be appropriated to so useful a purpose . Any materials are sufficient , thrown up high , and with a slight cover of gravel ; and will , when once done , want ever after little ...
... feet , on one , or rather on each side , next to the fence , be appropriated to so useful a purpose . Any materials are sufficient , thrown up high , and with a slight cover of gravel ; and will , when once done , want ever after little ...
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Seite 573 - Looking tranquillity! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart.
Seite 577 - Parliament accordingly ; and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the knights, citizens, and burgesses, and the commissioners for shires and burghs, of the House of...
Seite 325 - ... where the sheep were feeding at large, in short, the view of the streams and rivers, convinced us that there was not a single useless or idle word in the above-mentioned description, but that it was a most exact and lively representation of nature. Thus will this fine passage, which has always been admired for its elegance, receive an additional beauty from its exactness. After we had walked, with a kind of poetical enthusiasm, over this enchanted ground, we returned to the village.
Seite 387 - To have submitted our rightful commerce to prohibitions and tributary exactions from others, would have been to surrender our independence. To resist them by arms was war, without consulting the state of things, or the choice of the nation.
Seite 393 - Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council assembled.
Seite 849 - insurrection," the glorious efforts of the Spanish people in behalf of their legitimate Sovereign, and in defence of the independence of their country ; thus giving the sanction of His Imperial Majesty's authority to an usurpation which has no parallel in the History of the World.
Seite 845 - We unite in entreating your Majesty to listen to the voice of humanity, silencing that of the passions ; to seek, with the intention of arriving at that object, to conciliate all interests, and by that means to preserve all the powers which exist, and to ensure the happiness of Europe and of this generation, at the head of which Providence has placed us.
Seite 387 - ... and commerce, we have happily so far kept aloof from their calamitous conflicts, by a steady observance of justice towards all, by much forbearance, and multiplied sacrifices. At length however, all regard to the rights of others having been thrown aside, the belligerent Powers have beset the highway of commercial intercourse with Edicts which taken together expose our commerce and mariners, under almost every destination, a prey to their fleets and armies. Each party indeed would admit our commerce...
Seite 779 - The bridge is 42 feet wide, and the wooden superstructure is enclosed and covered with a shingle roof. The want of bridges south of Pennsylvania, even on the main post road, is sensibly felt. One lately thrown across the Potomac three miles above the city of Washington, and which without any intervening piers is wholly suspended to iron chains extending from bank to bank, deserves notice on account of the boldness of its construction and of its comparative cheapness. The principle of this new plan,...
Seite 325 - As we ascended the hill, the variety of beautiful objects, the agreeable stillness and natural simplicity of the whole scene, gave us the highest pleasure. We at length reached the spot, whence Milton undoubtedly took most of his images; it is on the top of the hill, from which there is a most extensive prospect on all sides: the distant...