At the mouth of their rivers, and all along upon the sea and bay, and near many of their creeks and swamps, grows the myrtle, bearing a berry, of which they make a hard, brittle wax, of a curious green color, which by refining becomes almost transparent.... Fire as an Agent in Human Culture - Página 203por Walter Hough - 1926 - 270 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Robert Beverley, Charles Campbell - 1855 - 324 páginas
...down by the authors of Hortus Malabaricus. § 1 7. At the mouth of their rivers, and all along upon the sea and bay, and near many of their creeks and...transparent. Of this they make candles, which are never greasy to the touch, nor melt \\ith lying in the hottest weather ; neither does the snuff of these... | |
| Robert Beverley, Charles Campbell - 1855 - 312 páginas
...set down by the authors of Hortus Malabaricus. §17. At the mouth of their rivers, and all along upon the sea and bay, and near many of their creeks and...transparent. Of this they make candles, which are never greasy to the touch, nor melt with lying in the hottest weather ; neither does the snuff of these ever... | |
| Henry David Thoreau - 1866 - 294 páginas
...in'1705, states that " at the mouth of their rivers, and all along upon the sea and bay, and near marly of their creeks and swamps, grows the myrtle, bearing...transparent. Of this they make candles, which are never greasy to the touch nor melt with lying in the hottest weather; neither does the snuff of these ever... | |
| John Thomas Scharf - 1874 - 780 páginas
...all along upon the Sea and Bay. and near many oí' their creeks and swamps, grows Myrtle, beari:i_: a berry of which they make a hard, brittle wax, of...transparent. Of this they make candles, which are never greasic to the touch, nor melt with lying in the hottest weather; neither does the snutf of these ever... | |
| John Thomas Scharf - 1874 - 772 páginas
...of their rivers, and all along upon the Sea and Bay, and near many of their creeks and swamps, grows Myrtle, bearing a berry of which they make a hard,...almost transparent. Of this they make candles, which arc never grcasie to the touch, nor melt with lying in the hottest weather; neither does the snuff... | |
| John Thomas SCHARF - 1874 - 774 páginas
...Beverly, in his history of Virginia, says : — " At the mouth of their rivers, and all along upon the Sea and Bay, and near many of their creeks and swamps, grows Myrtle, bearing a berry of which they make a hard, brittle wax, of a curious green color, which by... | |
| Henry David Thoreau - 1887 - 302 páginas
...History of Virginia," published in 1705, states that " at the mouth of their rivers, and all along upon the sea and bay, and near many of their creeks and...transparent. Of this they make candles, which are never greasy to the touch nor melt with lying in the hottest weather ; neither does the snuff of these ever... | |
| Henry David Thoreau - 1887 - 288 páginas
...History of Virginia," published in 1705, states that " at the mouth of their rivers, and all along upon the sea and bay, and near many of their creeks and...transparent. Of this they make candles, which are never greasy to the touch nor melt with lying in the hottest weather ; neither does the snuff of these ever... | |
| Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 370 páginas
..."History of Virginia," published in 1705, states that "at the mouth of their rivers, and all along upon the sea and bay, and near many of their creeks and...transparent. Of this they make candles, which are never greasy to the touch nor melt with lying in the hottest weather; neither does the snuff of these ever... | |
| Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 356 páginas
..."History of Virginia," published in 1705, states that "at the mouth of their rivers, and all along upon the sea and bay, and near many of their creeks and...transparent. Of this they make candles, which are never greasy to the touch nor melt with lying in the hottest weather; neither does the snuff of these ever... | |
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