"52" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... in the afternoon, we left this isle, and resumed our course to the W. by S. with a fine steady gale easterly, till noon on the 20th, at which time, being in latitude 18 deg. 50', longitude 168 deg. 52, we thought we saw land to S.S.W. and hauled up for it accordingly. But two hours after, we discovered our mistake, and resumed our course W. by S. Soon after, we saw land from the mast-head in the same direction; and, as we drew nearer, found it to be an island, ...
— A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World Volume 2 • James Cook
... consummation of religion, the holy hope of life beyond the grave dawned in this night of suffering, gleaming toward the day of Him who brought life and immortality to light.[52] ...
— The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible • R. Heber Newton
... merchant is a new species of gentleman," Defoe had noted the rise of merchant-princes in the Western clothing trades, observing that "many of the great families who now pass for gentry in these counties have been originally raised from and built out of this truly noble manufacture."[52] These wealthy entrepreneurs were sometimes spoken of as "manufacturers," though they had no claim either upon the old or the new signification of that name. They neither wrought with their hands nor did they own machinery and supervise the labour which worked with ...
— The Evolution of Modern Capitalism - A Study of Machine Production • John Atkinson Hobson
... platform and on the rear end of this platform is constructed a paddle wheel 52 in. in diameter with 16 spokes. On the end of each spoke is fastened a galvanized sheet metal blade 6 in. wide and 8 in. long. A large guard placed over the paddle wheel forms a seat for one person and a chair in front on the platform ...
— The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 - 700 Things For Boys To Do • Popular Mechanics
... favourite song is the "Aue mounde nou y a nat Pastou,"[52] in which mention is made of the national dances for which Bearn is celebrated, as well as the Pays Basque which produces baladins, famous throughout France for their feats of agility and grace. ...
— Barn and the Pyrenees - A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre • Louisa Stuart Costello
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