The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County: Devonshire ; DorsetshireT. Maiden, 1803 - 736 pages |
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... consists almost wholly of comminuted shells . In some districts , the use of sea - sand has been superseded by lime . The variety of surface in Devonshire has a proportionable effect on the Weather , which varies exceedingly in ...
... consists almost wholly of comminuted shells . In some districts , the use of sea - sand has been superseded by lime . The variety of surface in Devonshire has a proportionable effect on the Weather , which varies exceedingly in ...
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... consists of a strong ery dam , ten or twelve feet high , thrown across the river in a part where two projecting rocks serve as buttresses to the masonry , which is built somewhat arch - wise , to resist the pressure and force of the ...
... consists of a strong ery dam , ten or twelve feet high , thrown across the river in a part where two projecting rocks serve as buttresses to the masonry , which is built somewhat arch - wise , to resist the pressure and force of the ...
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... consists chiefly of white flints , with a small quantity of reddish clay ; and the bed of lime- stone is from twelve to thirty or forty feet deep , according to the different rises and falls that are in it . In some places are large ...
... consists chiefly of white flints , with a small quantity of reddish clay ; and the bed of lime- stone is from twelve to thirty or forty feet deep , according to the different rises and falls that are in it . In some places are large ...
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... consists of a great number of laminæ , differing in thickness , from three feet to half an inch : most of the thin laminæ is very rotten , quickly dissolving into mud ; but the thicker beds are sometimes used in building . At Drew ...
... consists of a great number of laminæ , differing in thickness , from three feet to half an inch : most of the thin laminæ is very rotten , quickly dissolving into mud ; but the thicker beds are sometimes used in building . At Drew ...
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... consists of wood penetrated with petrol , The small of the Bovey coal , when thrown on a heap , and exposed to the weather , will take fire of itself . petrol , or bitumen , and frequently containing pyrites , 36 DEVONSHIRE .
... consists of wood penetrated with petrol , The small of the Bovey coal , when thrown on a heap , and exposed to the weather , will take fire of itself . petrol , or bitumen , and frequently containing pyrites , 36 DEVONSHIRE .
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