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" ... rises. Something like this we saw actually come to pass; for the water was stained to a surprising redness; and as we observed in travelling, had discoloured the sea a great way into a reddish hue; occasioned doubtless by a sort of minium, or red... "
The British Essayists;: Spectator - Page 240
by Alexander Chalmers - 1808
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Memoirs of Literature, Volume 4

Bibliography - 1722 - 466 pages
...Way into a reddiih Hue, " occafioned doubclefs by a Sort of Minium, or red " Earth, waflied into that River by the Violence of the Rain, and not by any Stain from jldtniis Blood ". A Jturney from Aleppo to Jerufalem. Lmdw 1707. P*e- 34- 3JThe Heathen Priefts fhould...
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The Spectator, Volume 4

1738 - 310 pages
...Sea a great way into a reddiih Hue, occafion'd doubtlefs by a fort of Minium, or red Earth, wafhed into the River by the Violence of the Rain, and not by any Stain from Adonis's Blood. THE Paffage in the Catalogue, explaining the manner how Spirits transform themfelves by Contraction or...
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The Spectator, Volume 4

English essays - 1729 - 314 pages
...a * great way into a reddifh Hue, occafitm'd do6btlefs by-a * fort of Minium, or red Eflrth, Wafhed into the River ' by the Violence of the Rain, and not by any Stain freni * Aitenis's Blood. THE PafTige in the Catalogue, explaining the manner hbw Spirits transform...
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The Spectator: ...

1737 - 314 pages
...Sea a great way into a reddiih Hue, occalion'd doubtlefs by a Sort of Minium, or red Earth, warned into the River by the Violence of the Rain, and not by any Stain from Adoni?s Blood. THE Paflage in the Catalogue, explaining the manner •how Spirits transform themfelves...
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A Familiar Explanation of the Poetical Works of Milton: To which is Prefixed ...

William Dodd, Joseph Addison - 1762 - 264 pages
...Sea a great way into a reddifh Hue, occafioned doubtlefs by a fort of Minium, or red E»rth, warned into the River by the Violence of the Rain, and not by any Stain from Adonis's Blood.' THE Paflage in the Catalogue, explaining the manner how Spirits transform themfelves by Contraftion, or...
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A Familiar Explanation of the Poetical Works of Milton: To which is Prefixed ...

John Milton, William Dodd - 1762 - 284 pages
...Sea a great way into a reddifh Hue, occafioned doubtlefs by a fort of Minium, or red Earth, wafhed into the River by the Violence of the Rain, and not by any Stain from /Mavis's Blood.' THE Paflage in the Catalogue, explaining the manner how Spirits transform themfelves...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. The Sixth ...

John Milton - 1763 - 670 pages
...the fca a great way into a reddiih hue, occafion'd doubtlefs by a fort of minium or red earth, waih'd into the river by the violence of the rain, and not by any ftain from Ado" ris's blood." Attti/nn. Toantmuz was th» God of the Syrians, the fame with Adonis,...
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The Arminian Magazine: Consisting of Extracts and Original ..., Volume 8

John Wesley - Biography - 1785 - 718 pages
...the fea a great way into a reddifh hue, occafioned doubtlefs by a fort of Minium, or red earth, wamed into the river by the violence of the rain, and not by any ftain from Adonis's blood. • ADpxIC. Thurfday, Thuifday, March 18. The day following we fpent at...
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The Spectator, Volume 4

1778 - 336 pages
...fea a great way into a rcddilh, hue, occafioned doubtlefs by a fort ot minium, or red earth, wafhed into the river by the violence of the rain, and not by any ftain from Adonis's blood." The paflage in the catalogue, explaining the manner how fpirirs transform...
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The idyllia, epigrams, and fragments, of Theocritus, Bion, and ..., Volume 2

Theocritus (of Syracuse) - 1792 - 242 pages
...great way, into a reddiSh hue — occaiioned, doubtlefs, ' by a fort of minium or red earth warned into the river by the * violence of the rain, and not by any itain from the blood of * ADONIS.' The Prophet EZEKIEL beheld the women at Jerufalem weeping for TAMMUZ...
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