The Natural History of Pliny, Volum 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 sider |
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Side 11
... eye more particularly to the water there , the roads , and the neighbourhood . " Each of these . points is susceptible of a very extended explanation , and replete with undoubted truths . Cato " recommends , too , that an eye should be ...
... eye more particularly to the water there , the roads , and the neighbourhood . " Each of these . points is susceptible of a very extended explanation , and replete with undoubted truths . Cato " recommends , too , that an eye should be ...
Side 45
... eyes . This stalk is four cubits in length , and its thickness , at the very most , that of the finger were it not for the absence of articulations in it , it would resemble a soft reed in appearance . The head is similar to that of the ...
... eyes . This stalk is four cubits in length , and its thickness , at the very most , that of the finger were it not for the absence of articulations in it , it would resemble a soft reed in appearance . The head is similar to that of the ...
Side 48
... eyes and improving defective sight . The colder the weather the sweeter they are , and the larger , it is generally thought ; heat makes them run to leaf . The finest rape of all is that grown in the district of Nursia : it is valued at ...
... eyes and improving defective sight . The colder the weather the sweeter they are , and the larger , it is generally thought ; heat makes them run to leaf . The finest rape of all is that grown in the district of Nursia : it is valued at ...
Side 89
... eyes from the earth , even to view the sun , the heliotropium and the lupine have been made by me to move with his movements . Why then still look upwards , and scan the face of heaven ? Behold , here before your very feet are your ...
... eyes from the earth , even to view the sun , the heliotropium and the lupine have been made by me to move with his movements . Why then still look upwards , and scan the face of heaven ? Behold , here before your very feet are your ...
Side 97
... of all the vegetable productions . In addition to this , there is a circular tract in the heavens , quite visible to the human eye even , known VOL . IV . H as the Milky Way . It is the emanations from Chap . 69. ] 97 CAUSES OF STERILITY .
... of all the vegetable productions . In addition to this , there is a circular tract in the heavens , quite visible to the human eye even , known VOL . IV . H as the Milky Way . It is the emanations from Chap . 69. ] 97 CAUSES OF STERILITY .
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