The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 47
feet in length , and 40 in . width . On either side of each galley were twenty - five tiers or benches , to each of which was attached a long and heavy oar , pulled by six convicts , who were chained by one leg to their bench . The ...
feet in length , and 40 in . width . On either side of each galley were twenty - five tiers or benches , to each of which was attached a long and heavy oar , pulled by six convicts , who were chained by one leg to their bench . The ...
Page 57
... feet apart , the convicts were secured by a chain a foot and a half long , attached to an iron collar , encircling their necks . The beam rising about two and a half feet from the floor , the position of the convict was such that he ...
... feet apart , the convicts were secured by a chain a foot and a half long , attached to an iron collar , encircling their necks . The beam rising about two and a half feet from the floor , the position of the convict was such that he ...
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... feet of great masters , amongst whom he names the illustrious Baron Thenard and Gay - Lussac , whose lectures he attended at the Jardin des Plantes some thirty years ago . above all , he has evidently been inspired by a genuine love for ...
... feet of great masters , amongst whom he names the illustrious Baron Thenard and Gay - Lussac , whose lectures he attended at the Jardin des Plantes some thirty years ago . above all , he has evidently been inspired by a genuine love for ...
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... feet high and 3 feet diameter , was erected to serve as a furnace , being bound round with withes to prevent the clay cracking and falling to pieces through the heat . Numerous tubes of clay were placed near the hollow bottom of this ...
... feet high and 3 feet diameter , was erected to serve as a furnace , being bound round with withes to prevent the clay cracking and falling to pieces through the heat . Numerous tubes of clay were placed near the hollow bottom of this ...
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