The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... tained ; such is an action of waste , sued against a tenant for life , the place wasted being recoverable , with treble damages for the wrong done . ACTS of parliament , statutes , acts , edicts , made by the king , with the advice and ...
... tained ; such is an action of waste , sued against a tenant for life , the place wasted being recoverable , with treble damages for the wrong done . ACTS of parliament , statutes , acts , edicts , made by the king , with the advice and ...
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... tained therein , were removed . This cemetery having been for ages appropriated to the reception of the dead , in one of the most populous districts in Paris , was eminently well calculated to exhibit the various pro- cesses of animal ...
... tained therein , were removed . This cemetery having been for ages appropriated to the reception of the dead , in one of the most populous districts in Paris , was eminently well calculated to exhibit the various pro- cesses of animal ...
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... tained in large cities , and whenever reason- ably to be procured , should be eagerly caught at . With regard to the dung of animals , that of sheep is unquestionably the best . That of horses fed upon corn and hay is justly preferred ...
... tained in large cities , and whenever reason- ably to be procured , should be eagerly caught at . With regard to the dung of animals , that of sheep is unquestionably the best . That of horses fed upon corn and hay is justly preferred ...
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... tained by attentive workmen . Paring and burning may be applied to pasture with great success in a partial man- ner , by grubbing up rushes and bushes with which it may be encumbered , burning them after they are dried , and before the ...
... tained by attentive workmen . Paring and burning may be applied to pasture with great success in a partial man- ner , by grubbing up rushes and bushes with which it may be encumbered , burning them after they are dried , and before the ...
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... tained the highest praises from all agricultu- ral writers . With a view to its successful cultivation , the soil must be kept open and free from weeds , which is most effectually done by horse - hoing . It is transplanted with extreme ...
... tained the highest praises from all agricultu- ral writers . With a view to its successful cultivation , the soil must be kept open and free from weeds , which is most effectually done by horse - hoing . It is transplanted with extreme ...
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