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... leaves of which were cut to a wonderful thinness , so that when turning them over , you might behold all the several kinds of marble . The ancient Chaldeans stamped or engraved their astronomical observations upon bricks ; and , within ...
... leaves of which were cut to a wonderful thinness , so that when turning them over , you might behold all the several kinds of marble . The ancient Chaldeans stamped or engraved their astronomical observations upon bricks ; and , within ...
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... leaves the characters are in general of black enamel , and the ends of the leaves and margins are painted with flowers in various bright colours . In their more common books , the Burmas , with an iron style , engrave their writing on ...
... leaves the characters are in general of black enamel , and the ends of the leaves and margins are painted with flowers in various bright colours . In their more common books , the Burmas , with an iron style , engrave their writing on ...
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... leaves , towards the close of the twelfth century . In the South of India , they have a kind of book , called Cud- duttum , or Curruttum . It is thus composed : a slip of cotton cloth , from eight inches to a foot in breadth.
... leaves , towards the close of the twelfth century . In the South of India , they have a kind of book , called Cud- duttum , or Curruttum . It is thus composed : a slip of cotton cloth , from eight inches to a foot in breadth.
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... , and vices of life . " And in this , it is presumed , the utility of knowledge principally consists , that it makes men better and more useful to each other . Sittingbourne . PHAROS . ON LEAVING THE LAKE OF GENEVA . ( For the 37.
... , and vices of life . " And in this , it is presumed , the utility of knowledge principally consists , that it makes men better and more useful to each other . Sittingbourne . PHAROS . ON LEAVING THE LAKE OF GENEVA . ( For the 37.
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ON LEAVING THE LAKE OF GENEVA . ( For the Country Miscellany . ) Adieu , ye waters of the lake , O'erspread with azure blue , Ye floods , ye silent streams awake , And hear my last adieu . Far in the west declining now , The sun his ...
ON LEAVING THE LAKE OF GENEVA . ( For the Country Miscellany . ) Adieu , ye waters of the lake , O'erspread with azure blue , Ye floods , ye silent streams awake , And hear my last adieu . Far in the west declining now , The sun his ...
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Страница 214 - Hardy knelt down and kissed his cheek: and Nelson said, " Now I am satisfied. Thank God, I have done my duty!
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