The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 49F. Jefferies, 1779 The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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Page 138
... feet ; the diameter of the horizontal extent of the branches , upon an average , 100 ; the circumference of the trunk , 7 feet above the ground 163 12 feet above the ground , 20. At this latter height it began to branch ; and its limbs ...
... feet ; the diameter of the horizontal extent of the branches , upon an average , 100 ; the circumference of the trunk , 7 feet above the ground 163 12 feet above the ground , 20. At this latter height it began to branch ; and its limbs ...
Page 187
... feet had been in the position of the French , and the French in the po- fition of the British , on the days referred to , whether , if he had commanded , he would have hesitated a moment to have at- tacked the French ? His answer was ...
... feet had been in the position of the French , and the French in the po- fition of the British , on the days referred to , whether , if he had commanded , he would have hesitated a moment to have at- tacked the French ? His answer was ...
Page 237
... feet in circumference at 7 feet above the ground and 20 at 12 feet above the ground , fo that , instead of taper- ing , the body should , by his account , grow larger at top than at bottom ; the reverfe of what I apprehend to be the ...
... feet in circumference at 7 feet above the ground and 20 at 12 feet above the ground , fo that , instead of taper- ing , the body should , by his account , grow larger at top than at bottom ; the reverfe of what I apprehend to be the ...
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