Notes and QueriesOxford University Press, 1875 |
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Page 133
... seen him . Pliny says , " the tallest man that hath been seen in our days was one named Gabara , who ( in the days of Claudius ) was brought out of Arabia , and was 9 ft . 9 in . " Josephus mentions a Jew named Eleazar , whom Vitellius ...
... seen him . Pliny says , " the tallest man that hath been seen in our days was one named Gabara , who ( in the days of Claudius ) was brought out of Arabia , and was 9 ft . 9 in . " Josephus mentions a Jew named Eleazar , whom Vitellius ...
Page 163
... seen on the roofs of buildings . They were all mounted on small squares of wood , like those on which stuffed birds are set . The wall of the churchyard has a broad coping , and is about four feet high next the road , and two to three ...
... seen on the roofs of buildings . They were all mounted on small squares of wood , like those on which stuffed birds are set . The wall of the churchyard has a broad coping , and is about four feet high next the road , and two to three ...
Page 447
... seen otherwise than alone , the meaning is confirmed , and the passage becomes intelligible . Silence undoubtedly means that his daughter is still unmarried - a solitary bird . To the solitary habit of the blackbird is ascribed its name ...
... seen otherwise than alone , the meaning is confirmed , and the passage becomes intelligible . Silence undoubtedly means that his daughter is still unmarried - a solitary bird . To the solitary habit of the blackbird is ascribed its name ...
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mains 21My Dog Rosa 23Origin of the Term Brand | 24 |
fotes on Books | 438 |
Hasted heads the list of course with a Maltered but the records clearly show that he | 476 |
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