Boys' own book : a complete encyclopedia of athletic, scientific, outdoor, and indoor sports (1881)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838 · New York : J. Miller, Publisher · leaf 264
ake themover one by one, in such a manner that the wolf shall haveno opportunity of devouring the goat, or the goat of de-vouring the cabbages. How is he to do this ? Answer. First, he takes over the goat ; he then returns,and takes the wolf; he leaves the wolf on the other side,and brings back the… … The science of optics affords an infinite variety of amuse-ments, which cannot faU to instruct the mind as well asdelight the eye. By the aid of optical instruments we areenabled to lessen the distance to our visual organs betweenthe globe we inhabit and the wonders of the heavensabove us ; to…
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