Artesian well
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What power had drawn up the rosy fluid from the Artesian well of her heart?
From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Hentz, Caroline Lee
The absolute depth of the Artesian well of Grenelle, near Paris, is only 1795 feet.
From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt, Alexander von
The moment they hear of John's Artesian well, they look as if they never drank water.
From Man and Wife by Collins, Wilkie
Yet it is remarkable that the boring of an Artesian well at Fort William, near Calcutta, in the years 1835-1840, displayed, at the depth of 120 feet, clay and sand with pebbles.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
And I knew a manufacturer, too, who went to bore an Artesian well for water, and hired a regular well-borer to do it.
From Madam How and Lady Why by Kingsley, Charles
