Chambers's Repository of Instructing and Amusing Tracts, Volumes 1-3W. and R. Chambers, 1852 - English literature |
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... light on the Eddystone , worked him- self at the cupola , or covering of the lantern , as the copper- smiths , one ... Light - keepers were engaged , at a salary of L.25 a year ; and on the 16th October the light was first exhibited . On ...
... light on the Eddystone , worked him- self at the cupola , or covering of the lantern , as the copper- smiths , one ... Light - keepers were engaged , at a salary of L.25 a year ; and on the 16th October the light was first exhibited . On ...
Page 10
... Light - house has stood , firm as the rock on which it is built , cheering and warning the mariner with its crest of fire . It is now more serviceable than formerly , from the improvements made of late years in the mode of lighting ...
... Light - house has stood , firm as the rock on which it is built , cheering and warning the mariner with its crest of fire . It is now more serviceable than formerly , from the improvements made of late years in the mode of lighting ...
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... light would be shewn for the first time on the 1st February 1811 ; and when this brilliant blaze sent its beams far over the sea , the light - ship was discontinued . The keepers gradually became reconciled to their novel situation ...
... light would be shewn for the first time on the 1st February 1811 ; and when this brilliant blaze sent its beams far over the sea , the light - ship was discontinued . The keepers gradually became reconciled to their novel situation ...
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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