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" One of these hats of immense superficies, had, by length of time, lost its elasticity, and its brim began to droop in such a manner as to prevent his being able to view the objects before him in a direct line. This was not to be endured by an optician... "
Tracts: Containing: I. Mechanics, Or the Doctrine of Motion: II. - Page ix
by William Emerson - 1793 - 302 pages
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 5

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1803 - 886 pages
...immense superficies, had, by length of time, lost its elasticity, and its brim began to droop in such a manner, as to prevent his being able to view the...be endured by an optician; he therefore took a pair officers, and cut it oft' by the Ixidy of the hat, leaving a little to the trout, ivhich lie dexterously...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 5

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1810 - 842 pages
...time, lost its elasticity, and its brim began to droop in such a manner, as to prevent his being ible to view the objects before him in a direct line: this was not to be endured by au optician; he therefore took a pair of sheers, and cut it off by the body of the hat, leaving a little...
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The Kaleidoscope: or, Literary and scientific mirror, Volume 5

1825 - 458 pages
...elasticity, and tbs brim of it began to droop in such a. manner as to prevent his being able to vie* objects before him in a direct line. This was not to be sodurad by an optician : he therefore took a pair of sheen, and cut it round close by the body of the...
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The Every-day Book: Or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports ...

William Hone - Calendars - 1827 - 858 pages
...immense superficies, had, by length of time, lost its elasticity, and its brim began to droop in such a manner as to prevent his being able to view the...endured by an optician ; he therefore took a pair of sheers, and cut it off by the body of the hat, leaving a little to the front, which he dexterously...
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar of ..., Volume 2

William Hone - Days - 1830 - 868 pages
...immense superficies, had, by length of time, lost its elasticity, and its brim began to droop in such a manner as to prevent his being able to view the...endured by an optician ; he therefore took a pair of sheers, and cut it off by the body of the hat, leaving a little to the front, which he dexterously...
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An historical, topographical and descriptive view of the county ..., Volume 2

Eneas Mackenzie - 1834 - 502 pages
...lost its elasticity, and the brim of it began to droop in such a manner as to prevent him from viewing the objects before him in a direct line. This was...endured by an optician : he therefore took a pair of shears, and cut it round close to the body of the hat, leaving a little to the front, which he dexterously...
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An Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County ..., Volume 2

Eneas Mackenzie, Marvin Ross - Durham (England : County) - 1834 - 482 pages
...lost its elasticity, and the brim of it began to droop in such a manner as to prevent him from viewing the objects before him in a direct line. This was not to he endured by an optician : he therefore took a pair of shears, and cut it round close to the body...
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The Principles of Mechanics: Explaining and Demonstrating the General Laws ...

William Emerson - Mechanical engineering - 1836 - 498 pages
...of time, lost its elasticity, and the brim of it began to droop in such a manner, as to prevent him being- able to view the objects before him in a direct...endured by an optician ; he, therefore, took a pair of shears, and cut it round close to the body of the hat, leaving a little to the front, which he dexterously...
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The every-day book and table-book; or, Everlasting calendar of ..., Volume 2

William Hone - 1837 - 936 pages
...immense superficies, had, by length of time, lost its elasticity, and its brim began to droop in such a manner as to prevent his being able to view the...endured by an optician ; he therefore took a pair of sheers, and cut it off by the body of the hat, leaving a little to the front, which he dexterously...
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar of ..., Volume 1

William Hone - Days - 1837 - 874 pages
...immense superficies, had, by length of time, lost its elasticity, and its brim began to droop in such a manner as to prevent his being able to view the...endured by an optician ; he therefore took a pair of sheers, and cut it off by the body of the hat, leaving a little to the front, which he dexterously...
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