The Natural History of the Bible ; Or, A Description of All the Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Insects, Trees, Plants, Flowers, Gums, and Precious Stones, Mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures: Collected from the Best Authorities, and Alphabetically ArrangedThomas Tegg, 1824 - 430 pages |
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Page xvii
... Fruit bearing , whose seed is in them , " that is , in the fruit : whether the fruit , or nut , be proper for the use of man or animals , or not . And these " according to their kinds ; " so that every seed or nut should in- variably ...
... Fruit bearing , whose seed is in them , " that is , in the fruit : whether the fruit , or nut , be proper for the use of man or animals , or not . And these " according to their kinds ; " so that every seed or nut should in- variably ...
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... fruit , or nut . A tree resembling the peach tree in its leaves and blossoms , but the fruit is longer and more compressed , the outer green coat is thinner and drier when ripe , and the shell of the stone is not so rugged . This stone ...
... fruit , or nut . A tree resembling the peach tree in its leaves and blossoms , but the fruit is longer and more compressed , the outer green coat is thinner and drier when ripe , and the shell of the stone is not so rugged . This stone ...
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... fruit , or pod , which is oblong and triangular , with three apartments filled with seed . That the flower of this plant yielded a fragrance is assured to us in the following extract from Swinburne's Travels , letter xii . " This ...
... fruit , or pod , which is oblong and triangular , with three apartments filled with seed . That the flower of this plant yielded a fragrance is assured to us in the following extract from Swinburne's Travels , letter xii . " This ...
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... fruit to which we give that name , and also of oranges , citrons , peaches , and all fruits that breathe a fragrant odour ; but the justness of this may be questioned . The Roman authors , it is true , call pomegranates , quinces , cit ...
... fruit to which we give that name , and also of oranges , citrons , peaches , and all fruits that breathe a fragrant odour ; but the justness of this may be questioned . The Roman authors , it is true , call pomegranates , quinces , cit ...
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... fruit was very sweet or pleasant , Cantic . ii . 3 ; of the colour of gold , Prov . xxv . 11 ; extremely fragrant , Cantic . vii . 8 : and proper for those to smell that were ready to faint , Cantic . ii . 5. The fifth passage , Cantic ...
... fruit was very sweet or pleasant , Cantic . ii . 3 ; of the colour of gold , Prov . xxv . 11 ; extremely fragrant , Cantic . vii . 8 : and proper for those to smell that were ready to faint , Cantic . ii . 5. The fifth passage , Cantic ...
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