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... of six which were stationed at that port . The French galleys , of which the
principal stations were at Calais , Marseilles , and Dunkirk , were vessels of about
150 feet feet in length , and 40 in . width . 46 The Hugonots at the Galleys .
... of six which were stationed at that port . The French galleys , of which the
principal stations were at Calais , Marseilles , and Dunkirk , were vessels of about
150 feet feet in length , and 40 in . width . 46 The Hugonots at the Galleys .
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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 complement of ...
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 complement of ...
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To each of these beams , at a distance of two 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 ...
To each of these beams , at a distance of two 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 ...
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He has also had the advantage of sitting at the 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 . But , above all , he ...
He has also had the advantage of sitting at the 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 . But , above all , he ...
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Mungo Park thus describes the process employed at Kamalia on the Niger : A
circular hollow tower of clay , about 10 feet high and 3 feet diameter , was erected
to serve as a furnace , being bound round with withes to prevent the clay cracking
...
Mungo Park thus describes the process employed at Kamalia on the Niger : A
circular hollow tower of clay , about 10 feet high and 3 feet diameter , was erected
to serve as a furnace , being bound round with withes to prevent the clay cracking
...
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 120 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Sir John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
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