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We tried in feveral places for water, but finding none after feveral trials, nor in feveral miles compafs, we left any farther fearch for it, and fpending the reft of the day in cutting wood, we went aboard at night.

Voyages and TRavels in All Parts of the World 1812

Not only their voices, but their mufic was very harmonious, and they have a con« fiderable compafs in their notes.

Voyages and TRavels in All Parts of the World 1812

Between eight and nine o'clock this evening, the whole fea, within the compafs of their fight became at once, as it were, illuminated, or, what the feamen call, all on fire.

Voyages and TRavels in All Parts of the World 1812

Favagnana, a fmall ifian-J, 15 miles in compafs, on tlie w fide of Sicily, with a fort.

The general gazetteer, or, Compendious geographical dictionary [microform] : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world : with the government, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country, the trade, manufactures, and curiosities of the cities and towns; their longitude, latitude, bearings and distances in English miles from remarkable places; and the various events by which they have been distinguished : including an account of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages, in Great Britain and Ireland 1797

The Indians were fo numerous in this plantation, that the Engliih judged it neceflary for their own fafety, to compafs the whole town plat, including nearly a mile fquare, with a fortification.

A complete history of Connecticut, civil and ecclesiastical, from the emigration of its first planters from England, in MDCXXX, to MDCCXIII 1797

So I imagine it is in fubftances, their real eflences lie in a little compafs, though the properties flowing from that internal conftitution are endlefs.

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 1796

• Reflections on the Pfalms of David, containing many juft and impor - tant practical Sentiments, exprefled with that compafs and variety of language, which diftinguifhed the writings of this nobleman.

The Analytical Review, Or History of Literature, Domestic and Foreign, on an Enlarged Plan 1796

So that before we have done, yfit Ihall fee. that no-body need be afraid he Ihall not have fcope and compafs enough for his thoughts to range in, though they be, as I pretend, confined only to fimple ideas received from fenfation or reflcdtion, and their fevenll combinations.

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 1796

The mari - ner's compafs had been invented and in common ufc for more than a centaiy; yet with the help of this fure guide, prompted by the moft ardent fpirit of difcovery, and encouraged by the patronage of princes, the mariners of thofe days rarely ventured from the fight of land.

An historical, geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the American United States Winterbotham, William, 1763-1829. [from old catalog] 1795

Their town was impaled about half a mile in compafs.

An historical, geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the American United States 1795