The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year ..., 第 1 巻Gray and Bowen, 1833 Vol. 1 has title: The American almanac and repository of useful knowledge ... comprising a calendar for the year; astronomical information; miscellaneous directions, hints, and statistical and other particulars. |
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... weather , give the time of high water within fifteen minutes , and , generally , much nearer . The difference between the time of high water at New York , Charleston , and Boston , was derived from the best authorities ; but perhaps it ...
... weather , give the time of high water within fifteen minutes , and , generally , much nearer . The difference between the time of high water at New York , Charleston , and Boston , was derived from the best authorities ; but perhaps it ...
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... weather the lingering belief , in which some still indulge , of the doctrine of nativities — and the settled opinion in a few minds , that what are called malignant aspects of the stars , as well as comets and meteors , portend evils to ...
... weather the lingering belief , in which some still indulge , of the doctrine of nativities — and the settled opinion in a few minds , that what are called malignant aspects of the stars , as well as comets and meteors , portend evils to ...
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... weather , frosty , dark , cloudy , much snow and wind , strange or unusual hail and tempest . ' This is absurd enough ; but it is not more ab- surd than an assertion that Saturn , the planet which , with the exception of Uranus , is the ...
... weather , frosty , dark , cloudy , much snow and wind , strange or unusual hail and tempest . ' This is absurd enough ; but it is not more ab- surd than an assertion that Saturn , the planet which , with the exception of Uranus , is the ...
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... weather , from the state of the atmosphere on certain festival days . The festival of the Circumcision ( January 1 ) was thus supposed to afford an evidence of the weather to be expected in the coming year . For St. Vincent's day ( Jan ...
... weather , from the state of the atmosphere on certain festival days . The festival of the Circumcision ( January 1 ) was thus supposed to afford an evidence of the weather to be expected in the coming year . For St. Vincent's day ( Jan ...
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... weather of the coming year is most favorable . In many parts of Germany there is a belief that if St. Urban's day ( May 25 ) be fair and calm , there will be a good vintage . The prognostications connected with St. Swithin's day ( July ...
... weather of the coming year is most favorable . In many parts of Germany there is a belief that if St. Urban's day ( May 25 ) be fair and calm , there will be a good vintage . The prognostications connected with St. Swithin's day ( July ...
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19th day 1st day Aldebaran Almanac Amount Apogee appears April astronomers Bank Bay of Fundy Boston Britain Canal Catholic centre Chargé d'Affaires Charleston Clover comet Corn Debt December Delaware difference dist distance dominical letter earth Easter eclipse Equat Expenditures February fees France Full Moon Fund Georgia h. m. Dec High water Immersion Emersion Island January John July June Jupiter Latitude Longitude Mahometan March Mars Maryland Massachusetts Mercury meridian miles Minister Plenipotentiary month Moon's Equatorial Parallax motion noon at Greenwich North observed Occultation Ohio orbit Orleans Parallax Parallax and Horizon Pennsylvania Perigee perihelion period PHENOMENA AND OBSER planets Quarter Receipts revolution Rhode Island rises and sets Saturn Schools season Semidiameter in seconds Sept South Carolina Southing and Declination star Stock sun and moon Sun's Moon's Sunday after Trinity tides Total Treasury United Uranus Virginia Washington Wheat William York
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116 ページ - The day comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it; or, if you bear your debt in mind, the term, which at first seemed so long, will, as it lessens, appear extremely short. Time will seem to have added wings to his heels as well as his shoulders. Those have a short Lent, who owe money to be paid at Easter.
116 ページ - At present, perhaps, you may think yourself in thriving circumstances, and that you can bear a little extravagance without injury; but — For age and want, save while you may, No morning sun lasts a whole day.
117 ページ - I was conscious that not a tenth part of the wisdom was my own which he ascribed to me, but rather the gleanings that I had made of the sense of all ages and nations. However, I resolved to be the better for the echo of it, and though I had at first determined to buy stuff for a new coat, I went away resolved to wear my old one a little longer. Reader, if thou 32 wilt do the same, thy profit will be as great as mine.
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117 ページ - Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it and approved the doctrine, and immediately practised the contrary, just as if it had been a common sermon ; for the auction opened, and they began to buy extravagantly.
86 ページ - HUNG be the heavens with black , yield day to night! Comets, importing change of times and states, Brandish your crystal tresses in the sky ; And with them scourge the bad revolting stars, That have consented unto Henry's death ! Henry the fifth, too famous to live long ! England ne'er lost a king of so much worth.