The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 4 |
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... measure to fertilize their adjacent lands . The great canal , known by the designation of Vecchiabbia , was in a flourishing state early in the eleventh century , beyond which we do not know what might have been its age . In 1220 , the ...
... measure to fertilize their adjacent lands . The great canal , known by the designation of Vecchiabbia , was in a flourishing state early in the eleventh century , beyond which we do not know what might have been its age . In 1220 , the ...
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... measure in- jurious to the teeth of those animals , by which it is eaten . But the great import- ance of an early bite , for at least a month , in general , before other pastures are suffi- ciently forward to receive cattle , is of ...
... measure in- jurious to the teeth of those animals , by which it is eaten . But the great import- ance of an early bite , for at least a month , in general , before other pastures are suffi- ciently forward to receive cattle , is of ...
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... measurement for each face ; the drain being about a foot broad , and four inches deep ; thus the whole breadth of a pitch , declining each way equally , might occupy a base of about ten feet at the ut- most . The declivities ought not ...
... measurement for each face ; the drain being about a foot broad , and four inches deep ; thus the whole breadth of a pitch , declining each way equally , might occupy a base of about ten feet at the ut- most . The declivities ought not ...
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... measure , a continuation of the keel , and serve to connect and in- close the extremities of the sides by tran- soms , as the keel forms and unites the bot- tom by timbers . The keel is generally composed of several thick pieces placed ...
... measure , a continuation of the keel , and serve to connect and in- close the extremities of the sides by tran- soms , as the keel forms and unites the bot- tom by timbers . The keel is generally composed of several thick pieces placed ...
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... measure , con- taning two firkins , or eighteen gallons . KING of England . The executive power in England is vested in a single person by immemorial usage , to whom the care of the people is entrusted , and to whom , there- fore ...
... measure , con- taning two firkins , or eighteen gallons . KING of England . The executive power in England is vested in a single person by immemorial usage , to whom the care of the people is entrusted , and to whom , there- fore ...
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