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abundant Africa Agriculture America animals Area in square Asia Atlantic bank beautiful Britain British butter canals Cape capital Carolina cattle Caucasian race celebrated chief chiefly Christian climate coal coast colony commercial city cotton cultivated Curaçoa divided east eastern elevated empire England entrepôt Europe extensive feet fish fisheries forests form the leading France French fruits Guadaloupe Gulf Gulf of Mexico harbour important Indian corn inhabitants iron island kingdom Lake Lake Superior land largest latitude leading pursuits live stock Longitude manufactures Menai Strait Mexico minerals mines Mississippi Mississippi River Missouri mountains navigation Negro North Carolina northern noted numerous OCEAN peninsula plain Population port portion prairies principal provinces quantities race railroads region rice River Russia salt seaport seat SECTION situated soil is fertile Southern square miles staple products steamboat sugar surface table-land territory tobacco town trees tropical valleys western wheat wool
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Page 30 - And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Page 30 - And God saw every thing that he had made ; and behold it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Page 73 - Africa ; the small Islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence ; the Islands of St.
Page 218 - Missouri defined her northern boundary to be the parallel of latitude which passes through the rapids of the Des Moines River. The lower rapids of the Mississippi immediately above the mouth of the Des Moines River had always been known as the Des Moines Rapids, or "the rapids of the Des Moines River.
Page 177 - Warehouses rise over the wharves, or tower aloft in different parts of the town, and dwellinghouses and public buildings rear their heads over each other, as they stretch along and up the sides of the hill.
Page 112 - The year is divided into two seasons — the wet and the dry ; but in some parts the dry season is prolonged during the entire year.
Page 125 - Marvel not at this ; for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear the voice of the Son of Man, and shall come forth ; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life ; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation
Page 199 - The legislative power is vested in a congress, consisting of a senate and house of representatives. The senate is composed of two members from each state, chosen...
Page 54 - Governor, that she (knowing whose minister she is) may above all things seek Thy honour and glory : and that we, and all her subjects (duly considering whose authority she hath), may faithfully serve, honour, and humbly obey her, in Thee, and for Thee, according to Thy blessed Word and ordinance...
Page 220 - The broad plain was said to be bounded in the east by the Sierra Nevada, and on the west by the Bolbones and Diablo mountains.