Journal of a Residence in Norway During the Years 1834, 1835, & 1836: Made with a View to Enquire Into the Moral and Political Economy of that Country, and the Condition of Its Inhabitants |
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... rocks in the channel . Having hired a four - wheeled vehicle and a pair of horses , we drove about six- teen miles ... rock shooting up through the earth , without a particle of soil on them . These naked ribs of gneiss and granite run ...
... rocks in the channel . Having hired a four - wheeled vehicle and a pair of horses , we drove about six- teen miles ... rock shooting up through the earth , without a particle of soil on them . These naked ribs of gneiss and granite run ...
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... rock , without even moss or heath . When a country containing a great extent of such land is compared as to the number of inhabitants with other regions , it is to be remembered , that of the square mile of 640 acres there should be ...
... rock , without even moss or heath . When a country containing a great extent of such land is compared as to the number of inhabitants with other regions , it is to be remembered , that of the square mile of 640 acres there should be ...
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... rock , in which every inch quarried was gained for ever , and any dimensions whatever could have been given by patience and gunpowder . There were none of those natural difficulties to contend with , such as soft soils in the sides ...
... rock , in which every inch quarried was gained for ever , and any dimensions whatever could have been given by patience and gunpowder . There were none of those natural difficulties to contend with , such as soft soils in the sides ...
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... rocks around and above . it are water - worn , and have been long submerged , apparently under running water . One ... rock , by the continued action of water in motion over it for a length of time beyond ima- gination . When my ...
... rocks around and above . it are water - worn , and have been long submerged , apparently under running water . One ... rock , by the continued action of water in motion over it for a length of time beyond ima- gination . When my ...
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... rocks just above water , which break the swell of the main ocean , and afford a kind of inland navigation , are precisely the waters fitted for steam navigation . The government appears aware of its value , and is making great and ...
... rocks just above water , which break the swell of the main ocean , and afford a kind of inland navigation , are precisely the waters fitted for steam navigation . The government appears aware of its value , and is making great and ...
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