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Page 12
... 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 called a sickle , which 12 ...
... 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 called a sickle , which 12 ...
Page 13
... heads leaning towards each other , and a sheaf reversed over the top to keep the grain dry . " But why do women reap ? " asked Agnes ; " you told me mowing was too difficult for them , and surely it is nobler to cut corn than grass ...
... heads leaning towards each other , and a sheaf reversed over the top to keep the grain dry . " But why do women reap ? " asked Agnes ; " you told me mowing was too difficult for them , and surely it is nobler to cut corn than grass ...
Page 33
... head , but only a mouth , which opens directly into the stomach , and the fringe that you observe consists of nume- rous slender arms with which they seize their prey and which are armed with small hooks , so fine as scarcely to be seen ...
... head , but only a mouth , which opens directly into the stomach , and the fringe that you observe consists of nume- rous slender arms with which they seize their prey and which are armed with small hooks , so fine as scarcely to be seen ...
Page 35
... head and killed him on the spot . " 66 " That is a very useful legend , " observed Mr. Mer- ton , as it has probably served to protect the ruins . ” " No doubt it has , " returned Mr. Bevan , " as it is firmly believed . There are ...
... head and killed him on the spot . " 66 " That is a very useful legend , " observed Mr. Mer- ton , as it has probably served to protect the ruins . ” " No doubt it has , " returned Mr. Bevan , " as it is firmly believed . There are ...
Page 39
... head - land jutting into the sea . " That fort , " said the old gentleman , " was built in the time of Henry VIII . , to protect the entrance to Southampton water ; and it is still used as a gar- rison , though the force it contains is ...
... head - land jutting into the sea . " That fort , " said the old gentleman , " was built in the time of Henry VIII . , to protect the entrance to Southampton water ; and it is still used as a gar- rison , though the force it contains is ...
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