Glimpses of Nature, and Objects of Interest Described, During a Visit to the Isle of Wight |
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... continued . - Siphonia or Sea- Tulip . - Zoophytes.- Sponges . - Corals.- Shells : Anomia ; Scallop - shell ; Cockle - shell ; Whelk ; Solen , or Razor - shell ; Mactra or Kneading Trough ; Mya . • CHAPTER IX . - Sandown Bay . - Culver ...
... continued . - Siphonia or Sea- Tulip . - Zoophytes.- Sponges . - Corals.- Shells : Anomia ; Scallop - shell ; Cockle - shell ; Whelk ; Solen , or Razor - shell ; Mactra or Kneading Trough ; Mya . • CHAPTER IX . - Sandown Bay . - Culver ...
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... continued : " You must also never complain of being hungry or thirsty ; but act as much as possible as if you were really a woman , since we are going to treat you like one . " " I am afraid , mamma , " said Agnes , " that will be very ...
... continued : " You must also never complain of being hungry or thirsty ; but act as much as possible as if you were really a woman , since we are going to treat you like one . " " I am afraid , mamma , " said Agnes , " that will be very ...
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... continued he ; by its close heads . Barley and rye have long bristles , and oats have loose heads . " Agnes now began to be interested in the wheat- fields they were passing ; and her mamma made her observe the curious curved knife ...
... continued he ; by its close heads . Barley and rye have long bristles , and oats have loose heads . " Agnes now began to be interested in the wheat- fields they were passing ; and her mamma made her observe the curious curved knife ...
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... continued Mrs. Merton , " is obtained from Turkey ; and , in that country , there are whole fields covered with poppies ; and there are people whose principal bu- siness it is to watch when the petals of the flowers are falling , and ...
... continued Mrs. Merton , " is obtained from Turkey ; and , in that country , there are whole fields covered with poppies ; and there are people whose principal bu- siness it is to watch when the petals of the flowers are falling , and ...
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... continued he , glancing at his book , " this strange name is supposed to allude to a chief- tain of the name of Ham , who was killed and chop- ped in pieces near Netley Abbey , and who has given his name , not only to Southampton , but ...
... continued he , glancing at his book , " this strange name is supposed to allude to a chief- tain of the name of Ham , who was killed and chop- ped in pieces near Netley Abbey , and who has given his name , not only to Southampton , but ...
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