British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 12Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... consists al- most solely of roots and vegetables , but repelling one with all the fierceness of courage , and all the resentment of reta- liation . These animals are often hunted by dogs . particularly of the mastiff breed . After many ...
... consists al- most solely of roots and vegetables , but repelling one with all the fierceness of courage , and all the resentment of reta- liation . These animals are often hunted by dogs . particularly of the mastiff breed . After many ...
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... consists in a man's abstaining from all evils , because they are sins against God , & c .; that it is productive of ... consist in redemption , which is as much the work of a divine and omnipotent Be- ing as creation itself . They ...
... consists in a man's abstaining from all evils , because they are sins against God , & c .; that it is productive of ... consist in redemption , which is as much the work of a divine and omnipotent Be- ing as creation itself . They ...
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... consisting of one or more letters , pronounced together . According as words contain one , two , three , four , & c . syllables , they are denomi- nated monosyllables , bissyllables , trisylla- bles , tetrasyllables , polysyllables ...
... consisting of one or more letters , pronounced together . According as words contain one , two , three , four , & c . syllables , they are denomi- nated monosyllables , bissyllables , trisylla- bles , tetrasyllables , polysyllables ...
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... consist are expressed in form . But it often happens that some one of these premises is not only an evident truth , but ... consists of Sylvan Gold Silver . 60 30 10 100 [ It occurs in veins , in clay porphyry , ac- companied with iron ...
... consist are expressed in form . But it often happens that some one of these premises is not only an evident truth , but ... consists of Sylvan Gold Silver . 60 30 10 100 [ It occurs in veins , in clay porphyry , ac- companied with iron ...
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... consisting of plants , in which the anthers , or male organs of generation , are united into a cylinder , the filaments on which they are supported , being separate and distinct : this class contains the numerous tribe of compound ...
... consisting of plants , in which the anthers , or male organs of generation , are united into a cylinder , the filaments on which they are supported , being separate and distinct : this class contains the numerous tribe of compound ...
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