The Quarterly Review, Volume 109William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, John Murray, William Smith, George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1861 - English literature |
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... course . In conformity with this impression , we find the Governor - General , in 1857 , suggesting to the Imperial Government the propriety of taking certain measures in reference to the future . His Excellency feels it particularly ...
... course . In conformity with this impression , we find the Governor - General , in 1857 , suggesting to the Imperial Government the propriety of taking certain measures in reference to the future . His Excellency feels it particularly ...
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... course to the sea it traverses a distance of 2000 miles . Considered in all its features it is perhaps the most magnificent river in the world . Its em- bouchure is 120 miles in width ; even its tributaries would be considered streams ...
... course to the sea it traverses a distance of 2000 miles . Considered in all its features it is perhaps the most magnificent river in the world . Its em- bouchure is 120 miles in width ; even its tributaries would be considered streams ...
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... course of the river is south - west , until it makes a bend to the north , when it meanders through a prairie destitute of timber , and which declines in elevation until it forms a vast level plain . The river is from 200 to 350 feet ...
... course of the river is south - west , until it makes a bend to the north , when it meanders through a prairie destitute of timber , and which declines in elevation until it forms a vast level plain . The river is from 200 to 350 feet ...
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... course and easier ascent , is through a wide gently - sloping valley , and its summit- level , he thinks , might be reduced by a short tunnel to a height of 4600 feet above the sea . The descent to the west , he describes as being ...
... course and easier ascent , is through a wide gently - sloping valley , and its summit- level , he thinks , might be reduced by a short tunnel to a height of 4600 feet above the sea . The descent to the west , he describes as being ...
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... course of a canal . The Red River is navigable for small steamers from Lake * Papers relating to British Columbia . Presented to both Houses of Parlia- ment , 1860. Part 3 , p . 68 . Winnipeg Winnipeg to a considerable distance within ...
... course of a canal . The Red River is navigable for small steamers from Lake * Papers relating to British Columbia . Presented to both Houses of Parlia- ment , 1860. Part 3 , p . 68 . Winnipeg Winnipeg to a considerable distance within ...
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