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... carried many a scrupulous senator into the outermost region of metaphysics ,
and over all the mazes of the social compact . The theory of state rights - in omne
volubilis ævum - never begins this side the deluge , or stops short of doomsday .
... carried many a scrupulous senator into the outermost region of metaphysics ,
and over all the mazes of the social compact . The theory of state rights - in omne
volubilis ævum - never begins this side the deluge , or stops short of doomsday .
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... and of this the principal part lies not more than ten degrees from each side of
the equator . The whole quantity of land has been variously estimated ; while
some geographers have reckoned it at 3,500,000 square miles , others have
reduced ...
... and of this the principal part lies not more than ten degrees from each side of
the equator . The whole quantity of land has been variously estimated ; while
some geographers have reckoned it at 3,500,000 square miles , others have
reduced ...
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After the windward side has been protected , the next part raised to the surface of
the ocean is at some distance to the leeward . The whole , when first seen ,
consists of a chain of detached rocks usually placed in a circular form , including
an ...
After the windward side has been protected , the next part raised to the surface of
the ocean is at some distance to the leeward . The whole , when first seen ,
consists of a chain of detached rocks usually placed in a circular form , including
an ...
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We ought not to omit adding , that if the formation of this class of islands were not
now well ascertained , -yet- many of them are so far from having the appearance
of any thing like the sloping sides of mountains on land ; that they are ...
We ought not to omit adding , that if the formation of this class of islands were not
now well ascertained , -yet- many of them are so far from having the appearance
of any thing like the sloping sides of mountains on land ; that they are ...
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Captain Beechey , after describing the harbour of Papiete and some others on
the north side of Otaheite , says -- " It is generally high water at half an hour after
noon every day , and low water at six in the morning ; " at the same time he ...
Captain Beechey , after describing the harbour of Papiete and some others on
the north side of Otaheite , says -- " It is generally high water at half an hour after
noon every day , and low water at six in the morning ; " at the same time he ...
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| Title | American Quarterly Review, Volume 20 Volumes 298-301 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 Library of American civilization |
| Editor | Robert Walsh |
| Publisher | Carey, Lea & Carey, 1836 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2019 |
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