The Smelting of Copper in the Swansea District of South Wales: From the Time of Elizabeth to the Present Day |
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... a mine open of Earth colour , the upper part variegated with various shrubs vert .; within the mine a miner proper , vested sable on his head a cap argent , round his body a belt of the last , and in the attitude of working the dexter ...
... a mine open of Earth colour , the upper part variegated with various shrubs vert .; within the mine a miner proper , vested sable on his head a cap argent , round his body a belt of the last , and in the attitude of working the dexter ...
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