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... coast , and in considerable quantities to London . In 1861 , 3440 vessels , of 267,706 tons , entered and cleared the port . Pop . about 5000 . Goodwin , in the shifting sands of which their wrecks into importance , and may be said to ...
... coast , and in considerable quantities to London . In 1861 , 3440 vessels , of 267,706 tons , entered and cleared the port . Pop . about 5000 . Goodwin , in the shifting sands of which their wrecks into importance , and may be said to ...
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... coast of America , with smooth , black , globose , acid fruit ; R. irriguum , also from the north - west coast of America , with well - flavoured globose fruit , half an inch in diameter ; R. oxyacanthoides , a native of Canada , with ...
... coast of America , with smooth , black , globose , acid fruit ; R. irriguum , also from the north - west coast of America , with well - flavoured globose fruit , half an inch in diameter ; R. oxyacanthoides , a native of Canada , with ...
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... coast of the Gulf of Mexico . Moist tracts of considerable extent are often covered with this tree oblong , leathery , evergreen leaves , and beautiful , It attains a height of 50 or 60 feet , has white , sweet - scented flowers , more ...
... coast of the Gulf of Mexico . Moist tracts of considerable extent are often covered with this tree oblong , leathery , evergreen leaves , and beautiful , It attains a height of 50 or 60 feet , has white , sweet - scented flowers , more ...
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... coast of Africa about the year 350 BC . , although it is by no means certain that the G. of Hanno is not the chimpanzee . Vague accounts of apes of great size , and of which very wonderful from Western Africa ; but it was not till 1847 ...
... coast of Africa about the year 350 BC . , although it is by no means certain that the G. of Hanno is not the chimpanzee . Vague accounts of apes of great size , and of which very wonderful from Western Africa ; but it was not till 1847 ...
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... ( Coast Districts ) , ( q . v . ) , and capital of a district of the same name , is charmingly situated in a fruitful plain on the left bank of the Isonzo , about 25 miles north - north - west from Trieste . Among its principal buildings ...
... ( Coast Districts ) , ( q . v . ) , and capital of a district of the same name , is charmingly situated in a fruitful plain on the left bank of the Isonzo , about 25 miles north - north - west from Trieste . Among its principal buildings ...
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