Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers, Metallurgists, Mine Proprietors, Engineers, Shipbuilders, Scientists, Capitalists ..., Volume 13

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Perry Fairfax Nursey
Knight and Lacey, 1830 - Industrial arts

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Page 319 - Fir'd at first sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts, While from the bounded level of our mind Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind : But more...
Page 224 - Jews as a cruel and accursed people. Cromwell, in his answer to the clergy, called them ' Men of God,' and desired to be informed by them whether it was not their opinion that the Jews were to be called, in the fulness of time, into the Church.
Page 250 - What is the side of a square whose area is equal to that of a circle 452 feet in diameter ? Ans. ^(452)
Page 424 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
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