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... stream , is compelled to land considerably below the point he aimed at . If there were no current , the plying of the oars would convey him to the point right opposite ; if he ceased to ply in the current , the boat would go down the stream ...
... stream , is compelled to land considerably below the point he aimed at . If there were no current , the plying of the oars would convey him to the point right opposite ; if he ceased to ply in the current , the boat would go down the stream ...
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... streams , —and 4. the slopes and lower grounds , level or undulating , which are bounded on either side by the mountain ranges , and are at once watered and drained by the main river and its tri- butaries . These tracts of country ...
... streams , —and 4. the slopes and lower grounds , level or undulating , which are bounded on either side by the mountain ranges , and are at once watered and drained by the main river and its tri- butaries . These tracts of country ...
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... streams , and if , in addition , the Towns and Ports on the sea - coast , where the country is maritime , be noted and ... stream , or town shall be inserted , except those which are to form the ground - work of the instruction . The ...
... streams , and if , in addition , the Towns and Ports on the sea - coast , where the country is maritime , be noted and ... stream , or town shall be inserted , except those which are to form the ground - work of the instruction . The ...
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... streams from the adjoining heights . In this progress , we fall in with the towns whose site has been determined by the convenience of the river and the alluvial soil of its vicinity , and inform ourselves of their names and what is ...
... streams from the adjoining heights . In this progress , we fall in with the towns whose site has been determined by the convenience of the river and the alluvial soil of its vicinity , and inform ourselves of their names and what is ...
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... stream . On the fourth side the basin must be more or less open to the sea , seeing that if there were no such opening , the basin would be a lake . The boundary , then , that encloses the basin at the fountain - head , and on the two ...
... stream . On the fourth side the basin must be more or less open to the sea , seeing that if there were no such opening , the basin would be a lake . The boundary , then , that encloses the basin at the fountain - head , and on the two ...
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