The Bee, Or Literary Intelligencer, Volume 11James Anderson Mundell and Son, Parliament Stairs, 1792 - Books, Reviews |
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... feet three inches in length ; the fkin of which was so thin that he plainly saw some living crea- tures moving within it . He by some means broke the fkin , out of which came several thousands of young adders , rather more than one inch ...
... feet three inches in length ; the fkin of which was so thin that he plainly saw some living crea- tures moving within it . He by some means broke the fkin , out of which came several thousands of young adders , rather more than one inch ...
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... feet long . He probably included the tail in these dimensions ; therefore , allowing four feet for that , it must have been eleven feet from the tip of the nose to the insertion of its tail . The tiger does not pursue his prey , but ...
... feet long . He probably included the tail in these dimensions ; therefore , allowing four feet for that , it must have been eleven feet from the tip of the nose to the insertion of its tail . The tiger does not pursue his prey , but ...
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... feet high , the second three feet , and the larger sort above three feet and an half high . But the latter , though possessing supe- 46 on the tiger .
... feet high , the second three feet , and the larger sort above three feet and an half high . But the latter , though possessing supe- 46 on the tiger .
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... feet of the bacchanals . It is emble- matic of the fury with which they are agitated . HINTS RESPECTING THE CHINESE LANGUAGE . Ir is not a little curious to trace the circumstances that may affect the language of a particular people ...
... feet of the bacchanals . It is emble- matic of the fury with which they are agitated . HINTS RESPECTING THE CHINESE LANGUAGE . Ir is not a little curious to trace the circumstances that may affect the language of a particular people ...
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James Anderson. 2 A bungalo of this sort , in my garden , seventy feet in length , and fifty in breadth , is now employed with every advantage ; and contains a complete establishment , as I have placed in it an upper servant , with a ...
James Anderson. 2 A bungalo of this sort , in my garden , seventy feet in length , and fifty in breadth , is now employed with every advantage ; and contains a complete establishment , as I have placed in it an upper servant , with a ...
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Page 298 - ... the blows were repeated, and the door almost broken through by a sledge, or some heavy instrument. By this time the widow and her daughters were much alarmed by this violent attack, and ran almost frantic through different parts of the house, exclaiming