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Title: Minnesota and the far West :
Year: 1855 (1850s)
Authors: Oliphant, Laurence, 1829-1888
Subjects: Minnesota -- Description and travel Canada -- Description and travel Superior, Lake
Publisher: Edinburgh London : W. Blackwood and Sons
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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reason ; and jumping intothe ferry-boat, in five minutes afterwards we standonce more upon British ground. But we determinenot to take breath until we get to Niagara, though itis a bad place to select for this purpose, as the firstsensation, on suddenly bursting upon that unrivalledscene, is rather that of impeded than of free respira-tion. Accordingly, we rush in the Great WesternEailway through the most fertile provinces of UpperCanada, reach and cross the seething, boiling water,and, seeking some grassy nook upon Goat Island,overshadowed by lofty forest trees, we listen to thesolemn roar of the mighty cataract, and indulge in u 806 LISTENING TO THE FALLS OF NIAGARA. sensations which must ever be more thoroughlyappreciated and intensely enjoyed mth every suc-ceeding visit, just as the music of a favourite airnever palls by repetition, but only engraves itselfmore deeply upon the memory of those senses it hasserved to charm. THE END. PRINTED BY WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS, EDINBIiEGlL
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THE NEW WOEKS PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS, EDINBURGH AND LONDON. INSTITUTES OF METAPHYSIC;THE THEOEY OF KNOWING AND BEING. BY JAMES F. FERRIER, A.B. OXON., PROFESSOR OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY, ST ANDREWS. In crown 8vo, 10s. Gd. This is no ordinary book. I. we mistake not, its publication will mark an epoch in the history ofspeculation in this country. The author is familiar with what has been done in this field by ancientsand moderns; and his acuteness and independence of thinking are as conspicuous as his learning. Theauthor himself knows that his case so stands, and he does not affect to conceal from you the fact of hisknowing it. . . . We have said enough, we hope, concerning Mr Ferriers book, to commend iteffectually to such of our readers as are wont to be interested in publications of this nature. Tlie con-cluding paragraph of the volume indicates the calm but severe temper in wliich the writer has aimedto acquit himself, and his estimate of the interest and worth of metap

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