Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 7. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 468
... most enchanting fcenes or the molt interesting events in nature ; fo we alfo be come defirous to enjoy frequent opportunities of con templating a character diftinguished for eminent abi . lities and illuftrious virtues . The foeiery of ...
... most enchanting fcenes or the molt interesting events in nature ; fo we alfo be come defirous to enjoy frequent opportunities of con templating a character diftinguished for eminent abi . lities and illuftrious virtues . The foeiery of ...
Page 485
... most of them grounded on no rational foundation . Many are of opinion that the effects of froft are moft violently felt on those trees which are exposed to the north ; and others think the fouth or the weft the most ftrongly affected by ...
... most of them grounded on no rational foundation . Many are of opinion that the effects of froft are moft violently felt on those trees which are exposed to the north ; and others think the fouth or the weft the most ftrongly affected by ...
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... most and crowned with a fhield - like ftigma . There is but fcription by mentioning , that one may eat a great deal one fpecies , the mangoftana , a tree of great elegance , of this fruit without any inconvenience ; and that it is and ...
... most and crowned with a fhield - like ftigma . There is but fcription by mentioning , that one may eat a great deal one fpecies , the mangoftana , a tree of great elegance , of this fruit without any inconvenience ; and that it is and ...
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