The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 3Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge : Illustrated with Upwards of 150 Elegant Engravings. E - I. 3 William Nicholson. 2 nel - form , narrow ; berry dry , two.
Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge : Illustrated with Upwards of 150 Elegant Engravings. E - I. 3 William Nicholson. 2 nel - form , narrow ; berry dry , two.
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... Present Improved State of Human Knowledge William Nicholson. germ ; capsule opening on the side ; seed one , arilled . There is but one species ; viz . E. serrulatum , Cape empleurum . This is a shrub , with wand - like , even branches ...
... Present Improved State of Human Knowledge William Nicholson. germ ; capsule opening on the side ; seed one , arilled . There is but one species ; viz . E. serrulatum , Cape empleurum . This is a shrub , with wand - like , even branches ...
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... Present Improved State of Human Knowledge William Nicholson. necessary strength . Though these paintings have always a certain softness , they are constantly more brilliant , and never subject to the inconvenience of scaling off . Hard ...
... Present Improved State of Human Knowledge William Nicholson. necessary strength . Though these paintings have always a certain softness , they are constantly more brilliant , and never subject to the inconvenience of scaling off . Hard ...
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... Present Improved State of Human Knowledge William Nicholson. which they pretend to give the receipt would never be fabricated . They only serve to shew an able practitioner the me- thod , and leave it to him to correct or make additions ...
... Present Improved State of Human Knowledge William Nicholson. which they pretend to give the receipt would never be fabricated . They only serve to shew an able practitioner the me- thod , and leave it to him to correct or make additions ...
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Page 13 - The next Ulysses, measuring pace with pace; Behind him, diligently close, he sped, As closely following as the running thread The spindle follows, and displays the charms Of the fair spinster's breast, and moving arms : Graceful in motion thus his foe he plies, And treads each footstep ere the dust can rise: His glowing breath upon his shoulders plays ; Th...