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Page 49
... an increasing weight is put upon it ; presently , some of its links snap , another
concussion is produced , and creates a ... increasing the mass of broken
fragments and general ruin , all so commingled , that a Philadelphia lawyer ,
aided by ...
... an increasing weight is put upon it ; presently , some of its links snap , another
concussion is produced , and creates a ... increasing the mass of broken
fragments and general ruin , all so commingled , that a Philadelphia lawyer ,
aided by ...
Page 82
A desperate effort was made by the firemen to arrest the fire at the brick house
adjoining this large building ; but all human effort was powerless — the flames
increased with the increasing wind , which now became a hurricane , blowing
from ...
A desperate effort was made by the firemen to arrest the fire at the brick house
adjoining this large building ; but all human effort was powerless — the flames
increased with the increasing wind , which now became a hurricane , blowing
from ...
Page 128
The stock , in the great store house of knowledge , has long been increasing in
amount and variety . For some time past , the quantity of fancy goods , has far
exceeded that of the coarser kind , fit for every - day use . So numerous have the
...
The stock , in the great store house of knowledge , has long been increasing in
amount and variety . For some time past , the quantity of fancy goods , has far
exceeded that of the coarser kind , fit for every - day use . So numerous have the
...
Page 135
Immense tracts of land are yet uncultivated , our work shops are numerous , and
rapidly increasing , our commerce is courting the markets of every clime . Here ,
mental labor has an opportunity to expand and spread — and genius here finds a
...
Immense tracts of land are yet uncultivated , our work shops are numerous , and
rapidly increasing , our commerce is courting the markets of every clime . Here ,
mental labor has an opportunity to expand and spread — and genius here finds a
...
Page 198
not for this wise provision of our Creator , we should have an increased and
increasing number of explosions in society , retaliation would increase
resentment , acts of violence would be multiplied , anarchy would mount its
discordant throne ...
not for this wise provision of our Creator , we should have an increased and
increasing number of explosions in society , retaliation would increase
resentment , acts of violence would be multiplied , anarchy would mount its
discordant throne ...
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