Key to Knowledge ..Harris, 1841 - 268 pages |
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... for the blessings we enjoy . LOUISA . Well , after all , summer is much pleasanter than winter . Such walks ! Such beautiful flowers ! Such delightful fruit ! Even the poor can then be happy . THE SEASONS . MOTHER . Summer has , indeed ,
... for the blessings we enjoy . LOUISA . Well , after all , summer is much pleasanter than winter . Such walks ! Such beautiful flowers ! Such delightful fruit ! Even the poor can then be happy . THE SEASONS . MOTHER . Summer has , indeed ,
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... flowers , what then is wax ? MOTHER . Wax has been determined by an attentive naturalist ( Reaumur ) to be the farina , or pollen , of flowers , which is eaten by the bees , and converted by an animal process into wax . All wax is of ...
... flowers , what then is wax ? MOTHER . Wax has been determined by an attentive naturalist ( Reaumur ) to be the farina , or pollen , of flowers , which is eaten by the bees , and converted by an animal process into wax . All wax is of ...
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... flower does the tea - shrub bear ? MOTHER . Its flower is thought to resemble our wild white rose ; and its root is like that of the pear - tree . HELEN . Are the leaves dried by the heat of the sun , or by the help of fire ? MOTHER ...
... flower does the tea - shrub bear ? MOTHER . Its flower is thought to resemble our wild white rose ; and its root is like that of the pear - tree . HELEN . Are the leaves dried by the heat of the sun , or by the help of fire ? MOTHER ...
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... flower of the black tea , they say , has six petals , and that of the green nine . But our information on this subject is as yet very imperfect , for the Chinese are not com- municative to strangers . LOUISA . Mother , you said the ...
... flower of the black tea , they say , has six petals , and that of the green nine . But our information on this subject is as yet very imperfect , for the Chinese are not com- municative to strangers . LOUISA . Mother , you said the ...
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... flowers , or blossoms . LOUISA . Thank you , dear mother . And now , as we ought to have sugar with our tea , pray describe it next . MOTHER . Sugar , you already know , is the juice of a kind of cane , principally cultivated in the ...
... flowers , or blossoms . LOUISA . Thank you , dear mother . And now , as we ought to have sugar with our tea , pray describe it next . MOTHER . Sugar , you already know , is the juice of a kind of cane , principally cultivated in the ...
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