The Natural History of Pliny, Volum 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 sider |
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... means of defence , for we have already had occa- sion to point out the preparations which they make against the attacks of the serpent , and the methods they devise for effecting a cure when wounded by it ; and yet , among them all ...
... means of defence , for we have already had occa- sion to point out the preparations which they make against the attacks of the serpent , and the methods they devise for effecting a cure when wounded by it ; and yet , among them all ...
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... means conformable to the public good . It is with these words , indeed , that he begins his precepts ; a good proof , at all events , that he looks upon the personal inspection of the owner as of primary importance . The next point ...
... means conformable to the public good . It is with these words , indeed , that he begins his precepts ; a good proof , at all events , that he looks upon the personal inspection of the owner as of primary importance . The next point ...
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... mean to say that which costs the smallest amount of money . The principal object with them was in all cases to cut ... means to say that it is so much labour lost , as it will take care of itself ; but this is hardly in accordance with ...
... mean to say that which costs the smallest amount of money . The principal object with them was in all cases to cut ... means to say that it is so much labour lost , as it will take care of itself ; but this is hardly in accordance with ...
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... means the husk of chaff , which surrounds the grain , the assertion is contrary to the fact , in relation to barley and the oat . 20 Only another name , Fée thinks , for the Triticum hibernum , or winter- wheat . Spelt or zea has been ...
... means the husk of chaff , which surrounds the grain , the assertion is contrary to the fact , in relation to barley and the oat . 20 Only another name , Fée thinks , for the Triticum hibernum , or winter- wheat . Spelt or zea has been ...
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... means of large size in any part of it , and is never sown but in a thin , light soil . There is a two- month 36 wheat also found in the vicinity of Ænos , in Thrace , which ripens the fortieth day after sowing ; and yet it is a ...
... means of large size in any part of it , and is never sown but in a thin , light soil . There is a two- month 36 wheat also found in the vicinity of Ænos , in Thrace , which ripens the fortieth day after sowing ; and yet it is a ...
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