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... VENUS IV . VENUS ( continued ) V. WHAT VENUS SAW - A LAMB STORY VI . MARS VII . MARS ' SATELLITES VIII . WHAT MARS SAW - SOLDIER STORIES IX . THE ASTEROIDS - VESTA ASTEROIDS— ( continued ) —JUNO - CERES- X. THE PALLAS XI . JUPITER XII ...
... VENUS IV . VENUS ( continued ) V. WHAT VENUS SAW - A LAMB STORY VI . MARS VII . MARS ' SATELLITES VIII . WHAT MARS SAW - SOLDIER STORIES IX . THE ASTEROIDS - VESTA ASTEROIDS— ( continued ) —JUNO - CERES- X. THE PALLAS XI . JUPITER XII ...
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... Venus are . Your wise men have actually had the impertinence to measure one of my mountains . I think this is going a little too far , —I don't mind their knowing that I have mountains ( and perhaps burning mountains ) as they are ...
... Venus are . Your wise men have actually had the impertinence to measure one of my mountains . I think this is going a little too far , —I don't mind their knowing that I have mountains ( and perhaps burning mountains ) as they are ...
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... Venus especially , being nearest your Earth . Farewell , dear child ! " He was gone , and as clouds again thickened round , my observations were ended for that evening . ( 25 ) CHAPTER III . THE VENUS . HE 24 ON THE LEADS . VENUS.
... Venus especially , being nearest your Earth . Farewell , dear child ! " He was gone , and as clouds again thickened round , my observations were ended for that evening . ( 25 ) CHAPTER III . THE VENUS . HE 24 ON THE LEADS . VENUS.
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A. A. Strange Butson. ( 25 ) CHAPTER III . THE VENUS . HE winter was now approaching , and I could no longer go up on the leads as before . My father also decided on a visit to the south of France , to escape the coldest months in ...
A. A. Strange Butson. ( 25 ) CHAPTER III . THE VENUS . HE winter was now approaching , and I could no longer go up on the leads as before . My father also decided on a visit to the south of France , to escape the coldest months in ...
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... Venus , as I am the last resting - place of that goddess after she had to leave Cyprus , the beautiful island that the English nation have now taken under their protection . " I was very much pleased that her brilliant ladyship should ...
... Venus , as I am the last resting - place of that goddess after she had to leave Cyprus , the beautiful island that the English nation have now taken under their protection . " I was very much pleased that her brilliant ladyship should ...
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