Key to Knowledge ..Harris, 1841 - 268 pages |
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... England .. Ermine .... .... ....... 159 Laudanum .. 129 Leopards ' - skins .. 235 159 Greenland Fishery 135 Linens Exports & Imports 188 Groats 22 Lions ' - skins Gum Arabic 181 Liquorice Gum Sandarach .. .. 122 Leather . .... 183 33 ...
... England .. Ermine .... .... ....... 159 Laudanum .. 129 Leopards ' - skins .. 235 159 Greenland Fishery 135 Linens Exports & Imports 188 Groats 22 Lions ' - skins Gum Arabic 181 Liquorice Gum Sandarach .. .. 122 Leather . .... 183 33 ...
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... England , oat- cakes are used for bread , and even preferred to wheaten ; such is the force of habit . LOUISA . Well , flour — wheaten flour , I mean -gives us many comforts - bread , pies , pud- STARCH . 11 dings , paste to fix the gilded.
... England , oat- cakes are used for bread , and even preferred to wheaten ; such is the force of habit . LOUISA . Well , flour — wheaten flour , I mean -gives us many comforts - bread , pies , pud- STARCH . 11 dings , paste to fix the gilded.
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... England , and in Scotland , they are ground into meal , and become food for men . Groats , of which we make gruel , are the oats freed from their husks , without being ground into meal . BARLEY . 23 HELEN . The meal you speak of.
... England , and in Scotland , they are ground into meal , and become food for men . Groats , of which we make gruel , are the oats freed from their husks , without being ground into meal . BARLEY . 23 HELEN . The meal you speak of.
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... England . LOUISA . Is not a funny story told of those which Sir Walter first planted ? MOTHER . Sir Walter had given the roots to his gardener , who put them in the ground . In the summer , they grew , blossomed , and bore seed , —the ...
... England . LOUISA . Is not a funny story told of those which Sir Walter first planted ? MOTHER . Sir Walter had given the roots to his gardener , who put them in the ground . In the summer , they grew , blossomed , and bore seed , —the ...
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... England ? MOTHER . For about fifty years , they were only grown as rarities , in the gardens of the rich ; and even in the time of Charles the First , we find them spoken of as articles for the queen's table , at a very high price . But ...
... England ? MOTHER . For about fifty years , they were only grown as rarities , in the gardens of the rich ; and even in the time of Charles the First , we find them spoken of as articles for the queen's table , at a very high price . But ...
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