The Edinburgh Review, Volume 30A. and C. Black, 1818 - English literature |
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... present System of Prison Discipline . Illustrated by Descriptions of the Borough Compter ; Tothill Fields Prison ; the Jail at St Albans ; the Jail at Guildford ; the Jail at Bristol ; the Jails at Bury and Ilchester ; the Maison de ...
... present System of Prison Discipline . Illustrated by Descriptions of the Borough Compter ; Tothill Fields Prison ; the Jail at St Albans ; the Jail at Guildford ; the Jail at Bristol ; the Jails at Bury and Ilchester ; the Maison de ...
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... present . To discuss , with accuracy , the question of the periodical formation and destruction of the Polar Ice , it becomes neces- sary to explain the true principles which regulate the distribu- tion of heat over the globe . This we ...
... present . To discuss , with accuracy , the question of the periodical formation and destruction of the Polar Ice , it becomes neces- sary to explain the true principles which regulate the distribu- tion of heat over the globe . This we ...
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... present summer , attained 61 ° early in the month of June . We may hence conclude , that the temperature of the ground is always the mean result of the impressions made at the sur- face during a series of years . The successive strata ...
... present summer , attained 61 ° early in the month of June . We may hence conclude , that the temperature of the ground is always the mean result of the impressions made at the sur- face during a series of years . The successive strata ...
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... present ; vineyards were planted , during the time of the Romans , in various parts of the south of England , where at this day even hops are raised with difficulty ; and the sides of many hills in Scotland bear evident traces of the ...
... present ; vineyards were planted , during the time of the Romans , in various parts of the south of England , where at this day even hops are raised with difficulty ; and the sides of many hills in Scotland bear evident traces of the ...
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... present , the weather was extremely hot and dry all over Europe . The air felt so op- pressive , that all the theatres were shut in Paris . Scarcely any rain fell for the space of nine months , and the springs and rivers were dried up ...
... present , the weather was extremely hot and dry all over Europe . The air felt so op- pressive , that all the theatres were shut in Paris . Scarcely any rain fell for the space of nine months , and the springs and rivers were dried up ...
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