Chambers's Repository of Instructing and Amusing Tracts, Volumes 1-3W. and R. Chambers, 1852 - English literature |
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... feet . At Basel the Rhine is , therefore , only 860 feet above the level of the sea ; and from this point to Cologne , in which is comprehended the Middle Rhine , a distance of 350 miles , the river has fallen 750 feet : but the ...
... feet . At Basel the Rhine is , therefore , only 860 feet above the level of the sea ; and from this point to Cologne , in which is comprehended the Middle Rhine , a distance of 350 miles , the river has fallen 750 feet : but the ...
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... feet in twenty - four — into level steps . Layers of stone were fitted to these steps , and dove- tailed to the rock , so that for several feet in height the rock itself became part of the light - house . Rudyerd was the first to ...
... feet in twenty - four — into level steps . Layers of stone were fitted to these steps , and dove- tailed to the rock , so that for several feet in height the rock itself became part of the light - house . Rudyerd was the first to ...
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... feet , was completed by the 8th July ; and by the 17th of the following month , 30,000 feet of stone had been laid , more than twice the whole contents of the Eddystone . So perfect was the workmanship , that the mass was not more than ...
... feet , was completed by the 8th July ; and by the 17th of the following month , 30,000 feet of stone had been laid , more than twice the whole contents of the Eddystone . So perfect was the workmanship , that the mass was not more than ...
Contents
THE STRUGGLE IN THE CAUCASUS NO 9 | 9 |
CURIOSITIES OF CRIMINAL LAW 10 | 10 |
A LEGEND OF GHENT 11 | 11 |
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