 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1818 - 666 pàgines
...South is erect, or inclined. It is a time-piece that advances very regularly near four minutes a day, and no other group o'f stars exhibits, to the naked...How often have we heard our guides exclaim in the savannahs of Venezuela, or in the desert extending from Lima to Triixillo, " Midnight is past, the... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland - 1822 - 762 pàgines
...South is erect, or inclined. It is a time-piece that advances very regularly near four minutes a day, and no other group of stars exhibits, to the naked...How often have we heard our guides exclaim in the savannahs of the Venezuela, or in the desert extending from Lima to Truxillo, " Midnight is past, the... | |
 | Charles Hulbert - 1823 - 374 pàgines
...south is erect, or inclined. It is a timepiece that advances very regular near four minutes a day ; and no other group of stars exhibits to the naked...Venezuela, or in the desert extending from Lima to Truxillo, " Midnight is past, the cross begins to bend.'' cc 204 AMERICAN BEAUTIES, &C. VIEW AT MEXICO.... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pàgines
...Cross is erect, or inclined. It is a timepiece that advances very regularly nearly four minutes a day ; and no other group of stars exhibits, to the naked...Venezuela, or in the desert extending from Lima to Truxillo, ' Midnight is past, the Cross begins to bend !' How often these words reminded us of that... | |
 | John Hubbard Wilkins - 1825 - 151 pàgines
...south is erect, or inclined. It is a time-piece that advances very regularly near four minutes a daj', and no other group of stars exhibits to the naked...Venezuela, or in the desert extending from Lima to Truxillo, ' Midnight is past, the Cross begins to bend !' How often those words reminded us of that... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 pàgines
...erect, or inclined. It is a timepiece that advances very regularly nearly four minutes a day ; nnd no other group of stars exhibits, to the naked eye,...Venezuela, or in the desert extending from Lima to Truxillo, ' Midnight is past, the cross begins to bend !' How often these words reminded us of that... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans, Mrs. Hemans - 1825 - 224 pàgines
...South is erect or inclined. It is a time-piece that adrances very regularly near four minutes a day, and no other group of stars exhibits to the naked...How often have we heard our guides exclaim, in the savannahs of Venezuela, or in the desert extending from Lima to Truxillo, " Midnight is past, the cross... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 892 pàgines
...его« is erect, or inclined. It is a timepiece thai advances very regularly nearly fcur minutes a day ; and no other group of stars exhibits, to the naked...Venezuela, or in the desert extending from Lima to Tnmllo, ' Midnight is past, the cross begins to bend Г How often these words reminded us of that affecting... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 882 pàgines
...nearly four minutes a day; and no other group ot stars exhibits, to the naked eye, an obser vation r quit him while he lives ; Nor think of woes to come...wind ; For come they will, or soon or late, At land, Truxillo, ' Midnight is past, the cross begins to bend !' How often these words reminded us of that... | |
 | William Hone - 1868 - 846 pàgines
...nearly four minutes a day; and no other group ol stars exhibits, to the naked eye, an obser vation of time so easily made. How often have we heard our...Venezuela, or in the desert extending from Lima to Truxtllo, ' Midnight is past, the cross begins to bend 1' How often these words reminded us of that... | |
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It is a time-piece that advances very regularly near four minutes a day, and no other group of stars exhibits, to the naked eye, an observation of time so easily made. How often have we heard our guides exclaim in the savannas of Venezuela, or in the... 
