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... covered with inhabitants . For the same reason the population is nowhere very dense compared with the other New England states . The inhabitants with the exceptions already noticed , may be desig- nated as hardy , industrious , frugal ...
... covered with inhabitants . For the same reason the population is nowhere very dense compared with the other New England states . The inhabitants with the exceptions already noticed , may be desig- nated as hardy , industrious , frugal ...
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... covered with short grass , grow- ing in little tufts to the height of 4 or 5 inches ; among these tufts mountain flowers are thinly scattered . The prospect from this summit is beautiful . To the W. the eye is dazzled with the splendor ...
... covered with short grass , grow- ing in little tufts to the height of 4 or 5 inches ; among these tufts mountain flowers are thinly scattered . The prospect from this summit is beautiful . To the W. the eye is dazzled with the splendor ...
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... covered with adventitious substances , were washed perfectly clean , and by their neat appearance added not a little to the beauty of the scenery . From this spot the mountain speedily began to open with increased majes- ty , and in ...
... covered with adventitious substances , were washed perfectly clean , and by their neat appearance added not a little to the beauty of the scenery . From this spot the mountain speedily began to open with increased majes- ty , and in ...
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... covered with immense heaps of earth , rocks and trees . In the Notch , and along the deep defile below it for a mile ... covering the meadows and orchard with ruins . The bodies of seven of the family were dug out of the drift wood and ...
... covered with immense heaps of earth , rocks and trees . In the Notch , and along the deep defile below it for a mile ... covering the meadows and orchard with ruins . The bodies of seven of the family were dug out of the drift wood and ...
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... covered with snow . The open country is usually clear of snow in April , but in the woods and northern parts , it often lies till May . The spring is wet and foggy , but the summer is beautiful , and the progress of vegetation very ...
... covered with snow . The open country is usually clear of snow in April , but in the woods and northern parts , it often lies till May . The spring is wet and foggy , but the summer is beautiful , and the progress of vegetation very ...
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Page 327 - The Electors shall meet in their respective States and vote by ballot for President and Vice President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves...
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Page 14 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 110 - ... saith the LORD of hosts- According to the word that I covenanted with you, when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you, fear ye not. For thus saith the LORD of hosts, yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land. And I will shake all nations, and the Desire of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts, the silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
Page 608 - Hyperion's curls, the front of Jove himself, An eye like Mars, to threaten and command, A station like the herald Mercury New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill, A combination and a form indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man.
Page 181 - By his wide curvature of wing and sudden suspension in air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and balancing himself with half-opened wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear, as it disappears in the deep, making the surges foam around ! At this moment the eager looks of the eagle are all...
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Page 314 - And shall have exclusively all such jurisdiction of suits or proceedings against ambassadors or other public ministers, or their domestics, or domestic servants, as a court of law can have or exercise consistently with the law of nations; and original, but not exclusive jurisdiction of all suits brought by ambassadors or other public ministers, or in which a consul or vice-consul shall be a party.
Page 236 - ... of enthusiasm, seeming not only to sing, but to dance, keeping time to the measure of his own music. Both in his native and domesticated state, during the solemn stillness of night, as soon as the moon rises in silent majesty, he begins his delightful solo ; and serenades us the livelong night with, a full display of his vocal powers, making the whole neighbourhood ring with his inimitable medley...
Page 641 - Dear is that shed to which his soul conforms, And dear that hill which lifts him to the storms ; And as a child, when scaring sounds molest, Clings close and closer to the mother's breast, So the loud torrent and the whirlwind's roar But bind him to his native mountains more.