The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6 |
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... extremely weak and exhausted , and have sometimes scarcely retained strength enough to fly to a very short distance , having been destroyed in numbers by a stick only . Before the rigours of winter set in , they reside in moory and ...
... extremely weak and exhausted , and have sometimes scarcely retained strength enough to fly to a very short distance , having been destroyed in numbers by a stick only . Before the rigours of winter set in , they reside in moory and ...
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... extremely probable that every essay at imitating animated objects was in each nation made in wood originally , and it is vain to suppose the tools were any other at first than the sharp edges of broken stones or flints ; a visit to the ...
... extremely probable that every essay at imitating animated objects was in each nation made in wood originally , and it is vain to suppose the tools were any other at first than the sharp edges of broken stones or flints ; a visit to the ...
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... extremely probable that those who employed statuaries to perpe tuate the memory of great men , and to honour their gods with their representations as votives to the numerous temples , made liberal remuneration , and it is to be hoped ...
... extremely probable that those who employed statuaries to perpe tuate the memory of great men , and to honour their gods with their representations as votives to the numerous temples , made liberal remuneration , and it is to be hoped ...
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... extremely well . The inhabitants of that country make an oil from the seed , which will keep good for many years , without having any rancid smell or taste , but in two years become quite mild ; so that when the warm taste of the seed ...
... extremely well . The inhabitants of that country make an oil from the seed , which will keep good for many years , without having any rancid smell or taste , but in two years become quite mild ; so that when the warm taste of the seed ...
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... extremely hard ; yet , when steeped in wa- ter , it becomes soft and pliable ; and being fashioned into case - covers , it readily takes any colour , as red , green , yellow , black , according to the fancy of the workman . SHAMBLES ...
... extremely hard ; yet , when steeped in wa- ter , it becomes soft and pliable ; and being fashioned into case - covers , it readily takes any colour , as red , green , yellow , black , according to the fancy of the workman . SHAMBLES ...
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