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... CONTAINING CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE MOST POPULAR AUTHORS OF THE DAY . Each Number comprises Sixty four well - printed Pages , and Twelve Illustrations . LONDON : PRINTED BY R CLAY , SON , AND TAYLOR , BREAD STREET HILL . Contents . THE ...
... CONTAINING CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE MOST POPULAR AUTHORS OF THE DAY . Each Number comprises Sixty four well - printed Pages , and Twelve Illustrations . LONDON : PRINTED BY R CLAY , SON , AND TAYLOR , BREAD STREET HILL . Contents . THE ...
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... skin , it was hung loosely , so as to contain the meat and some water , over a fire , which thus boiled its contents . Hither and thither did these rough soldiers march through those poor northern 3 A KING ROBERT BRUCE .
... skin , it was hung loosely , so as to contain the meat and some water , over a fire , which thus boiled its contents . Hither and thither did these rough soldiers march through those poor northern 3 A KING ROBERT BRUCE .
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... contain as much masonry and brickwork as the City of London . The mass of matter is more than sufficient to surround the globe in its greatest circumference , with two walls , each six feet high and two thick . In this calculation ...
... contain as much masonry and brickwork as the City of London . The mass of matter is more than sufficient to surround the globe in its greatest circumference , with two walls , each six feet high and two thick . In this calculation ...
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... containing seven separate dwelling - places , where rewards are proportioned to the merits of the virtuous ; the ... contain insects , etc. Their sole diet consists of milk , rice , and various species of peas . Their fear of destroying ...
... containing seven separate dwelling - places , where rewards are proportioned to the merits of the virtuous ; the ... contain insects , etc. Their sole diet consists of milk , rice , and various species of peas . Their fear of destroying ...
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... containing six arches , the intermediate eleven , and the highest thirty - five . This last supports the aqueduct : it is about 160 feet above the river , and a thousand from end to end . The aqueduct was covered with stone slabs ...
... containing six arches , the intermediate eleven , and the highest thirty - five . This last supports the aqueduct : it is about 160 feet above the river , and a thousand from end to end . The aqueduct was covered with stone slabs ...
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