The Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and Useful Knowledge ...A. Phelps, 1826 - 312 страница |
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... winds ; they pleasantly subdivide the labours of the farmer ; and by restraining the exercise of cattle , they occasion them to get fat much sooner . 32. Farmers are called arable farmers , when they are chiefly employed in raising corn ...
... winds ; they pleasantly subdivide the labours of the farmer ; and by restraining the exercise of cattle , they occasion them to get fat much sooner . 32. Farmers are called arable farmers , when they are chiefly employed in raising corn ...
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... winds itself in its silky web , attached to one of the leaves ; and in this cone of silk , it is converted into a chrysalis ! 128. In a few days the chrysalis produces a lively and delicate moth , which eats its way out of the cone of ...
... winds itself in its silky web , attached to one of the leaves ; and in this cone of silk , it is converted into a chrysalis ! 128. In a few days the chrysalis produces a lively and delicate moth , which eats its way out of the cone of ...
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... wind , and the feet , or strength of men and horses , gains power in the proportion of the diam- eter of the wheel to the axle . If a water wheel be 12 feet in diameter , and turn an axle of one foot , the power acting at the circumfer ...
... wind , and the feet , or strength of men and horses , gains power in the proportion of the diam- eter of the wheel to the axle . If a water wheel be 12 feet in diameter , and turn an axle of one foot , the power acting at the circumfer ...
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... winds fly : Down falls the swain with trembling haste ; The gasping cattle die . Shepherd - people on the plain Pitch their tents and wander free ; Wealthy cities they disdain , Poor - yet blessed with liberty . 348. The land of Canaan ...
... winds fly : Down falls the swain with trembling haste ; The gasping cattle die . Shepherd - people on the plain Pitch their tents and wander free ; Wealthy cities they disdain , Poor - yet blessed with liberty . 348. The land of Canaan ...
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... winds , and preserved by their coverings , till excit- ed into germination , by the heat of the sun's rays in the following spring . ses , 439. Botanists have divided all plants into 24 clas- and 121 orders ; and they have discovered ...
... winds , and preserved by their coverings , till excit- ed into germination , by the heat of the sun's rays in the following spring . ses , 439. Botanists have divided all plants into 24 clas- and 121 orders ; and they have discovered ...
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