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Page 51
Atala was couched on a green turf of the sensitive plants of the mountains ; her
feet , her head , her shoulders and a portion of her bosom were uncovered . * * * *
* Her beautiful eyes were closed , her modest feet joined and her hands of ...
Atala was couched on a green turf of the sensitive plants of the mountains ; her
feet , her head , her shoulders and a portion of her bosom were uncovered . * * * *
* Her beautiful eyes were closed , her modest feet joined and her hands of ...
Page 60
Soon the mud cements them , the tie - vines connect them ; and the plants taking
root throughout on all sides complete the consolidation of these ruins . Carried by
the foaming waves , they descend the Meschacebe , the river siezes them ...
Soon the mud cements them , the tie - vines connect them ; and the plants taking
root throughout on all sides complete the consolidation of these ruins . Carried by
the foaming waves , they descend the Meschacebe , the river siezes them ...
Page 73
This establishment con per Pipes for Steamboats and Distilleries , T tains a
collection of Plants and Flowers Soda Fountains , Copper ettles , Well and Cisnot
excelled perhaps by any in the United tern Pumps , and every other article in his
line ...
This establishment con per Pipes for Steamboats and Distilleries , T tains a
collection of Plants and Flowers Soda Fountains , Copper ettles , Well and Cisnot
excelled perhaps by any in the United tern Pumps , and every other article in his
line ...
Page 78
One who would reform the follies and vices of a community should begin by
sowing the seeds of wisdom and virtue ; and rely upon the skilfull cultivation and
vigorous growth of these to root out and destroy the poisonous plants that
incumber ...
One who would reform the follies and vices of a community should begin by
sowing the seeds of wisdom and virtue ; and rely upon the skilfull cultivation and
vigorous growth of these to root out and destroy the poisonous plants that
incumber ...
Page 84
... experience proves that animals require for their support and nutrition less of
these parts of plants in proportion as they abound in the nitrogenized constituents
. Animals cannot be fed on matters destitute of these nitrogenized constituents .
... experience proves that animals require for their support and nutrition less of
these parts of plants in proportion as they abound in the nitrogenized constituents
. Animals cannot be fed on matters destitute of these nitrogenized constituents .
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