The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 4 |
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... sometimes being used for the children be- gotten between a man and his wife ; some- times for profit growing from amerce- ments or fines ; and sometimes for profits of lands or tenements ; sometimes for that point of matter depending in ...
... sometimes being used for the children be- gotten between a man and his wife ; some- times for profit growing from amerce- ments or fines ; and sometimes for profits of lands or tenements ; sometimes for that point of matter depending in ...
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... sometimes covered with scales , and sometimes not . With a very few ex- ceptions , they have spines in the dorsal and anal fins , and their gills have bony rays . Of this order there are the following genera : Blennius Kurtus ...
... sometimes covered with scales , and sometimes not . With a very few ex- ceptions , they have spines in the dorsal and anal fins , and their gills have bony rays . Of this order there are the following genera : Blennius Kurtus ...
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... sometimes on the same plant with the females , but at a distance from them ; they are commonly on distinct plants . The female flowers are succeeded by roundish berries , which are at first " green , and when ripe are of a dark purple ...
... sometimes on the same plant with the females , but at a distance from them ; they are commonly on distinct plants . The female flowers are succeeded by roundish berries , which are at first " green , and when ripe are of a dark purple ...
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... sometimes remaining unchanged for three months ; at others , new belts have been formed in an hour or two . In some of these belts large black spots have appeared , which moved swiftly over the disk from east to west , and returned in a ...
... sometimes remaining unchanged for three months ; at others , new belts have been formed in an hour or two . In some of these belts large black spots have appeared , which moved swiftly over the disk from east to west , and returned in a ...
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... Sometimes , however , a satel- lite in passing over the disk appears like a dark spot , and is easily to be distinguish- ed . This is supposed to be owing to spots on the body of these secondary planets ; and it is remarkable , that the ...
... Sometimes , however , a satel- lite in passing over the disk appears like a dark spot , and is easily to be distinguish- ed . This is supposed to be owing to spots on the body of these secondary planets ; and it is remarkable , that the ...
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