Travels Through Canada, and the United States of North America, in the Years 1806, 1807, & 1808: To which are Added Biographical Notices and Anecdotes of Some of the Leading Characters in the United States, Volume 2C. Cradock and W. Joy, 1814 - Boston (Mass.) |
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... as yet but little culti- vated or improved . It contains very few houses : but its principal resources are derived from the falls in its vicinity , upon which are built some saw- WHITEHALL . 23 and flour - mills ; and from.
... as yet but little culti- vated or improved . It contains very few houses : but its principal resources are derived from the falls in its vicinity , upon which are built some saw- WHITEHALL . 23 and flour - mills ; and from.
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... built near the road side , all of wood ; but constructed very neatly with clap . boards and shingles , which cover the heavy tim- bers . Many of the houses are built in the style of English country dwellings of the modern taste ; SALEM ...
... built near the road side , all of wood ; but constructed very neatly with clap . boards and shingles , which cover the heavy tim- bers . Many of the houses are built in the style of English country dwellings of the modern taste ; SALEM ...
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... built with considerable taste , and are ornamented much like the other buildings I have mentioned . Some of them are shops and inns ; but the majority appear to be private houses belonging to gentlemen of pro- perty in this part of the ...
... built with considerable taste , and are ornamented much like the other buildings I have mentioned . Some of them are shops and inns ; but the majority appear to be private houses belonging to gentlemen of pro- perty in this part of the ...
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... built town , consisting chiefly of one street of handsome red brick houses , upwards of a mile and a half in length . There are two or three short streets which branch off from the main one ; but it is in the latter that all the ...
... built town , consisting chiefly of one street of handsome red brick houses , upwards of a mile and a half in length . There are two or three short streets which branch off from the main one ; but it is in the latter that all the ...
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... built about four years ago , under the direction of Mr. Fulton , an American gentle- man of great mechanical abilities . The length of the boat is 160 feet , and her width in propor- tion , so as not too much to impede her sailing . The ...
... built about four years ago , under the direction of Mr. Fulton , an American gentle- man of great mechanical abilities . The length of the boat is 160 feet , and her width in propor- tion , so as not too much to impede her sailing . The ...
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Page 409 - ... Yet this unfortunate man, thus deluded from his interest and his happiness, thus seduced from the paths of innocence and peace, thus confounded in the toils that were deliberately spread for him and overwhelmed by the mastering spirit and genius of another — this man, thus ruined and undone and made to play a subordinate part in this grand drama of guilt and treason, this man is to be called the principal offender, while he, by whom he was thus plunged in misery, is comparatively innocent,...
Page 408 - In a short time the whole man is changed, and every object of his former delight is relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat and insipid to his taste. His books are abandoned. His retort and crucible are thrown aside. His shrubbery blooms and breathes its fragrance upon the air in vain ; he likes it not. His ear no longer drinks the rich melody of music ; it longs for the trumpet's clangour and the cannon's roar.
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Page 62 - Every thing was in motion; all was life, bustle, and activity. The people were scampering in all directions to trade with each other, and to ship off their purchases for the European, Asian, African, and West Indian markets.
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