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On the 21st of March , 1824 , a dreadful fire occurred at Cario , Egypt , when six
thousand persons lost their lives by the explosion of the magazine - gunpowder ,
not salt petre ! In January , 1823 , a great fire occurred in Canton , which ...
On the 21st of March , 1824 , a dreadful fire occurred at Cario , Egypt , when six
thousand persons lost their lives by the explosion of the magazine - gunpowder ,
not salt petre ! In January , 1823 , a great fire occurred in Canton , which ...
Page 80
On the 6th of April , 1800 , the British man - of - war , Queen Charlotte , was
consumed by fire off Leghorn , when seven hundred lives were lost . Many other
fires have occurred at different times , in other countries , of greater magnitude ,
than ...
On the 6th of April , 1800 , the British man - of - war , Queen Charlotte , was
consumed by fire off Leghorn , when seven hundred lives were lost . Many other
fires have occurred at different times , in other countries , of greater magnitude ,
than ...
Page 115
... you may be lost - irrecoverably lost for ever . Every moment you remain , is full
of danger and big with consequences . You may inhale the magic gas , be “
drugged , ” and your doom for ever sealed . The hearts of blacklegs are ossified
with ...
... you may be lost - irrecoverably lost for ever . Every moment you remain , is full
of danger and big with consequences . You may inhale the magic gas , be “
drugged , ” and your doom for ever sealed . The hearts of blacklegs are ossified
with ...
Page 194
Accumulating trouble , increasing vexation , wasting envy , tormenting jealousy ,
lost friendships , unyielding animosities , dismembered families , distracted
churches , protracted law - suits , biting anguish , keen remorse , inveterate
malice ...
Accumulating trouble , increasing vexation , wasting envy , tormenting jealousy ,
lost friendships , unyielding animosities , dismembered families , distracted
churches , protracted law - suits , biting anguish , keen remorse , inveterate
malice ...
Page 225
If his benevolence inadvertently passes the circumference of a half dime , he is in
as much agony as a lost child , and involuntarily calls for the bellman . He
renders himself miserable , knows nothing of the sweets of social enjoyment ,
incurs ...
If his benevolence inadvertently passes the circumference of a half dime , he is in
as much agony as a lost child , and involuntarily calls for the bellman . He
renders himself miserable , knows nothing of the sweets of social enjoyment ,
incurs ...
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