The American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review, Volumen2H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley H. Biglow, 1817 |
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... inches in diameter , which is an enormous size , ' there would be in each half acre , 21,780 guanas ; " and , having finished his inge- nious calculation , remarks , " such an half acre , we will venture to say , is to be found only in ...
... inches in diameter , which is an enormous size , ' there would be in each half acre , 21,780 guanas ; " and , having finished his inge- nious calculation , remarks , " such an half acre , we will venture to say , is to be found only in ...
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... inches long , one end is rounded for a handle , the rest is squared , and slightly grooved . The whole operation of making cloth consists in beating the bark out , on the log , to the size required , keeping it wet and gently stretched ...
... inches long , one end is rounded for a handle , the rest is squared , and slightly grooved . The whole operation of making cloth consists in beating the bark out , on the log , to the size required , keeping it wet and gently stretched ...
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... inches wide , with deep clefts like the fig leaf . The fruit , when ripe , is about the size of a child's head , green , and the surface divided by slight traces into innumerable six - sided figures : it has a thin , delicate skin ; a ...
... inches wide , with deep clefts like the fig leaf . The fruit , when ripe , is about the size of a child's head , green , and the surface divided by slight traces into innumerable six - sided figures : it has a thin , delicate skin ; a ...
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... inches . Their hair is black and long , and generally braided . They wear a straw hat , similar to those worn by sailors , with a few feathers stuck into them by way of ornament . " Their dress consists of a sort of cloak or mantle ...
... inches . Their hair is black and long , and generally braided . They wear a straw hat , similar to those worn by sailors , with a few feathers stuck into them by way of ornament . " Their dress consists of a sort of cloak or mantle ...
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... inches ; when it loses its hold it swims with its antens and tail . II . NECTYLUS . ( N. Order Brachuria , N. Family ... inch long , and lives on the sandy shores of Long - Island , where it burrows in the sand as a mole with great ...
... inches ; when it loses its hold it swims with its antens and tail . II . NECTYLUS . ( N. Order Brachuria , N. Family ... inch long , and lives on the sandy shores of Long - Island , where it burrows in the sand as a mole with great ...
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