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Page 141
So far from this , they could our bands on the body , which we then say is hot . not
bear the touch of quicksilver heated only to Now , as the earth is perpetually
absorbing the 120 ° , and could but just bear spirit of wine at ethereal matter ,
which ...
So far from this , they could our bands on the body , which we then say is hot . not
bear the touch of quicksilver heated only to Now , as the earth is perpetually
absorbing the 120 ° , and could but just bear spirit of wine at ethereal matter ,
which ...
Page 162
Even when old it is more disposed than other trees mouldery earth that fell from
the spade in cutting to lateral shoots ; and lastly , its prickles make it the said
surface . Cover the scarfement and border , the most proper of all for a fence .
None of ...
Even when old it is more disposed than other trees mouldery earth that fell from
the spade in cutting to lateral shoots ; and lastly , its prickles make it the said
surface . Cover the scarfement and border , the most proper of all for a fence .
None of ...
Page 164
They Mould be set at least two feet are commonly placed on the top of a dry earth
deep to prevent their being blown out of ... When fide of each ditch with the eartħ
that comes out raised by laying down the branches , it ought to of it , leaving an ...
They Mould be set at least two feet are commonly placed on the top of a dry earth
deep to prevent their being blown out of ... When fide of each ditch with the eartħ
that comes out raised by laying down the branches , it ought to of it , leaving an ...
Page 470
That of Cartha- deep , which should be filled with good fresh earth , gena , ,
where the Spaniards had warning of our.com . thrusting in a stick to show the
places where the ing , was one of the hottest services , and most dan- holes are ;
then ...
That of Cartha- deep , which should be filled with good fresh earth , gena , ,
where the Spaniards had warning of our.com . thrusting in a stick to show the
places where the ing , was one of the hottest services , and most dan- holes are ;
then ...
Page 547
Mounds or Sciota , and running NE . falls into Lake Erie . rubbish and rafters in
one place , heaps of earth HURONS , a nation of N. American Indians , and
trunks of trees in another , deep gullies from who refide on the banks of the above
lake ...
Mounds or Sciota , and running NE . falls into Lake Erie . rubbish and rafters in
one place , heaps of earth HURONS , a nation of N. American Indians , and
trunks of trees in another , deep gullies from who refide on the banks of the above
lake ...
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| Title | Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, &c. Intended to Supersede the Use of Other Books of Reference, Volume 11 Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, &c. Intended to Supersede the Use of Other Books of Reference |
| Publisher | John Brown, 1816 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 13 Nov 2007 |
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