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... greatly diminished . In addition to this perpetual twilight the mo- tions of the electric currents , and the extraordina- ry play of mists and vapors in the air , give rise to halos , parhelions , luminous meteors and corrusca- tions of ...
... greatly diminished . In addition to this perpetual twilight the mo- tions of the electric currents , and the extraordina- ry play of mists and vapors in the air , give rise to halos , parhelions , luminous meteors and corrusca- tions of ...
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... greatly en- livened and cheered . ICE PRODUCED UPON THE LAND . The great means of intercommunication between the different coasts and islands of these northern seas is the ice . This ice is of two different kinds- that which is formed ...
... greatly en- livened and cheered . ICE PRODUCED UPON THE LAND . The great means of intercommunication between the different coasts and islands of these northern seas is the ice . This ice is of two different kinds- that which is formed ...
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... greatly exaggerated , no doubt , al- though as they were , of course , intended to describe the condition and character of the country in com- parison with those of Iceland , which lay so much to the northward of it , his descriptions ...
... greatly exaggerated , no doubt , al- though as they were , of course , intended to describe the condition and character of the country in com- parison with those of Iceland , which lay so much to the northward of it , his descriptions ...
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... greatly excited by the appearance of a large por- tion of a top - mast , which they saw floating in the water . They were going at such a rate of speed , and the sea was so high , that they could not get the mast , and they were obliged ...
... greatly excited by the appearance of a large por- tion of a top - mast , which they saw floating in the water . They were going at such a rate of speed , and the sea was so high , that they could not get the mast , and they were obliged ...
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... greatly encouraged to hope that they might be drawing toward the end of their voyage , for they saw many indications , as they thought , of the presence of land . Great quantities of sea - weed were floating in the water . They saw many ...
... greatly encouraged to hope that they might be drawing toward the end of their voyage , for they saw many indications , as they thought , of the presence of land . Great quantities of sea - weed were floating in the water . They saw many ...
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Página 122 - All charges of war, and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defence or general welfare, and allowed by the United States in Congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several States, in proportion to the value of all land within each State, granted to or surveyed for any person, as such land and the buildings and improvements thereon shall be estimated according to such mode as the United States in Congress assembled, shall...
Página 53 - In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope of earth.
Página 197 - When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last time, the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood ! Let their last, feeble, and lingering glance rather behold the gorgeous ensign of the republic, now known and honored throughout the earth, still full high advanced, its arms and trophies streaming in their...
Página 66 - Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, "The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Página 212 - That a national government ought to be established, consisting of a supreme Legislative, Executive and Judiciary.
Página 50 - A nation may be said to consist of its territory, its people, and its laws. The territory is the only part which is of certain durability. " One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh, but the earth abideth forever.
Página 47 - My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.
Página 133 - The United States in Congress assembled, shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war, except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article: of sending and receiving ambassadors: entering into treaties and alliances...
Página 133 - ... water shall be legal, and in what manner prizes taken by land or naval forces in the service of the United States shall be divided or appropriated ; of granting letters of marque and reprisal in times of peace, appointing courts for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and establishing courts for receiving and determining finally appeals in all cases of captures, provided that no member of Congress shall be appointed a judge of any of the said courts.
Página 196 - Every year of its duration has teemed with fresh proofs of its utility and its blessings ; and although our territory has stretched out wider and wider, and our population spread farther and farther, they have not outrun its protection or its benefits. It has been to us all a copious fountain of national, social, and personal happiness.