The Volume of the World: Embracing the Geography, History, and Statistics, of the Nations of the Earth ... with Complete Statistical Tables, from the Latest Authentic Sources, and One Hundred Illustrations ... Also Embellished with a Map of the World, on Mercator's ProjectionJ. & H. Miller, 1855 - 1000 עמודים |
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תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 99
עמוד 24
... plains so vast . The immense space from the outlet of the Mackenzie river to the Delta of the Mississippi , and between the central chain of the Mexican system and Rocky Mountains , and the Alleghany , forms the largest plain , not of ...
... plains so vast . The immense space from the outlet of the Mackenzie river to the Delta of the Mississippi , and between the central chain of the Mexican system and Rocky Mountains , and the Alleghany , forms the largest plain , not of ...
עמוד 25
... plain of the Rio de la Plata extends between the Andes and their principal branches , and the mountains of Brazil , to the Atlantic ocean and the straits of Magellan . It embraces the south - west part of Brazil , Paraguay , the country ...
... plain of the Rio de la Plata extends between the Andes and their principal branches , and the mountains of Brazil , to the Atlantic ocean and the straits of Magellan . It embraces the south - west part of Brazil , Paraguay , the country ...
עמוד 30
... plains are found at an elevation of from 6,000 to 10,000 feet above the level of the sea ! Thus the plain of Quito , immediately under the equator , has an elevation of above 9,600 feet , and its mean temperature is said not to exceed ...
... plains are found at an elevation of from 6,000 to 10,000 feet above the level of the sea ! Thus the plain of Quito , immediately under the equator , has an elevation of above 9,600 feet , and its mean temperature is said not to exceed ...
עמוד 236
... plain , varied only by rivers , and the gentle swells and undulations of the country , usually called " rolling . " This plain is elevated from 600 to 1,500 feet above the level of the ocean . The highest lands are those dividing the ...
... plain , varied only by rivers , and the gentle swells and undulations of the country , usually called " rolling . " This plain is elevated from 600 to 1,500 feet above the level of the ocean . The highest lands are those dividing the ...
עמוד 286
... plain , surrounded by lofty mountains . A small creek , rising in the hills , and flowing past the city to the Rio ... plains . The principal are Taos , Canada , San Miguel , & c . , & c . None of these , however , demand more than a ...
... plain , surrounded by lofty mountains . A small creek , rising in the hills , and flowing past the city to the Rio ... plains . The principal are Taos , Canada , San Miguel , & c . , & c . None of these , however , demand more than a ...
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מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
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קטעים בולטים
עמוד 561 - To men of other minds my fancy flies, Embosom'd in the deep where Holland lies. Methinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land, And, sedulous to stop the coming tide, Lift the tall rampire's artificial pride. Onward, methinks, and diligently slow, The firm connected bulwark seems to grow; Spreads its long arms amidst the watery roar, Scoops out an empire, and usurps the shore...
עמוד 546 - In every district there are primary schools, in which the elements of education, with geography and history, are taught ; and secondary schools for youths of from twelve to fifteen, in which instruction is given in ancient and modern languages, geometry, natural history, the fine arts, and music.
עמוד 561 - Where the broad ocean leans against the land, And, sedulous to stop the coming tide, Lift the tall rampire's artificial pride. Onward, methinks, and diligently slow, The firm connected bulwark seems to grow ; Spreads its long arms amidst the watery roar, Scoops out an empire, and usurps the shore. While the pent ocean, rising o'er the pile, Sees an amphibious world beneath him smile ; The slow canal, the yellow-blossom'd vale, The willow-tufted bank, the gliding sail, The crowded mart, the cultivated...
עמוד 281 - The Legislature shall protect by law, from forced sale, a certain portion of the homestead and other property of all heads of families.
עמוד 170 - Every white male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a resident of the state one year next preceding the election, and of the county, township, or ward, in which he resides, such time as may be provided by law, shall have the qualifications of an elector, and be entitled to vote at all elections.
עמוד 160 - The State shall be divided into eight judicial districts, of which the city of New York shall be one ; the others to be bounded by county lines and to be compact and equal in population as nearly as may be. There shall be four Justices of the Supreme Court in each district, and as many more in the district composed of the city of New York, as may from time to time be authorized by law...
עמוד 256 - No person who denies the being of a God, or a future state of rewards and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this State.
עמוד 286 - Congress assembled, that all that part of the territory of the United States included within the following limits, to wit: bounded on the west by the state of California, on the north by the territory of Oregon, and on the east by the summit of the Rocky Mountains, and on the south by the thirty-seventh parallel of north latitude...
עמוד 113 - That it shall be lawful for any person or persons to bring to the said mint gold and silver bullion, in order to their being coined ; and that the bullion so brought shall be there assayed and coined as speedily as may be after the receipt thereof, and that free of expense to the person or persons by whom the same shall have been brought...
עמוד 111 - Massachusetts in 1765, and by Connecticut in 1786 ; also the lands within the boundaries of the States of Mississippi and Alabama north of 31° north latitude, as conveyed to the United States by Georgia in 1802. 2d. Within the Territories of Orleans and Louisiana, as acquired from France by the treaty of 1803, including the portion of the States of Alabama and Mississippi south of 31°...