During the intervals between the trips of the American line, the postages and freights must, of necessity, enure to the advantage of the British, and, consequently, the evil referred to has been but partially remedied." Speaking of the large steamers built, the Report says: "It is not to be supposed that engines of such vast dimensions could have been constructed in a country where there were, as yet, no workshops adapted to the purpose and where labor is very high, as cheaply as in a country where every appliance of the kind already existed and where the prices of labor are proverbially low. — from Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post by Thomas Rainey
mythology of Northern Europe to the ancient
The brother now turns for his arguments from the mediaeval mythology of Northern Europe to the ancient legends of Greece. — from Milton's Comus by John Milton
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