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... Europe . There is a set of music bells of this kind in the steeple of St Giles's Church , Edinburgh . On these , tunes are played for an hour daily at certain seasons by a musician , who has a small salary from the civic corporation ...
... Europe . There is a set of music bells of this kind in the steeple of St Giles's Church , Edinburgh . On these , tunes are played for an hour daily at certain seasons by a musician , who has a small salary from the civic corporation ...
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... Europe and India . In September 1819 , he returned to Europe , visited his native town , Padua , and enriched it with two Egyptian statues of granite . He also published in London his Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries ...
... Europe and India . In September 1819 , he returned to Europe , visited his native town , Padua , and enriched it with two Egyptian statues of granite . He also published in London his Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries ...
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... Europe . It resists drought better than almost any other grass , but is only sown by agriculturists on soils unsuitable for the more luxuriant grasses . It is also regarded as very suitable for lawns ; but in light , dry , cultivated ...
... Europe . It resists drought better than almost any other grass , but is only sown by agriculturists on soils unsuitable for the more luxuriant grasses . It is also regarded as very suitable for lawns ; but in light , dry , cultivated ...
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... Europe . The proper B. pear is probably the B. Crasanne , a flattish , rough - skinned pear with a long stalk . It has a very juicy pulp , as soft as butter , of an extremely pleasant flavour , and is esteemed as one of the best dessert ...
... Europe . The proper B. pear is probably the B. Crasanne , a flattish , rough - skinned pear with a long stalk . It has a very juicy pulp , as soft as butter , of an extremely pleasant flavour , and is esteemed as one of the best dessert ...
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... Europe . Long rows of lime - trees - which bear marks , however , of a not over - fertile soil - extend down the broad street which enters from the public park by the stately Brandenburg gate , built after the model of the Propylæum at ...
... Europe . Long rows of lime - trees - which bear marks , however , of a not over - fertile soil - extend down the broad street which enters from the public park by the stately Brandenburg gate , built after the model of the Propylæum at ...
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