Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 3W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1901 - 828 pages |
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... famous Dutch milking cows scattered over the country . These various races , with an almost endless variety of crosses between two or more of them , make up the entire cattle stock of the United Kingdom , which , according to the ...
... famous Dutch milking cows scattered over the country . These various races , with an almost endless variety of crosses between two or more of them , make up the entire cattle stock of the United Kingdom , which , according to the ...
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... famous catacombs of Rome . Many caves have been doubtless partly natural , partly artificial - the cells of the monks of the Thebaid in Egypt , St Serf's cave at Dysart , St Ninian's at Whithorn . For the cave - dwellers known to the ...
... famous catacombs of Rome . Many caves have been doubtless partly natural , partly artificial - the cells of the monks of the Thebaid in Egypt , St Serf's cave at Dysart , St Ninian's at Whithorn . For the cave - dwellers known to the ...
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... famous cedar grove in 1860 . The secretions of the cedar of Lebanon have long been celebrated for remarkable properties . The whitish resin ( Cedria ) which it exudes , it is said the Egyptians used in embalming their dead . Ancient ...
... famous cedar grove in 1860 . The secretions of the cedar of Lebanon have long been celebrated for remarkable properties . The whitish resin ( Cedria ) which it exudes , it is said the Egyptians used in embalming their dead . Ancient ...
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... famous . Celebes is rich in lakes , among them , Passo , in the central nucleus , 35 miles by 25 miles , and Ton- dano , nearly 2000 feet above the sea . There are numerous streams , but Celebes , no part of which is more than 50 miles ...
... famous . Celebes is rich in lakes , among them , Passo , in the central nucleus , 35 miles by 25 miles , and Ton- dano , nearly 2000 feet above the sea . There are numerous streams , but Celebes , no part of which is more than 50 miles ...
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... famous , and are dense forests of cypresses . A Moslem grave is never reopened , and a cypress is usually planted after every interment . Of western cities , Paris took the lead in this re- spect , and in Britain there are now no ...
... famous , and are dense forests of cypresses . A Moslem grave is never reopened , and a cypress is usually planted after every interment . Of western cities , Paris took the lead in this re- spect , and in Britain there are now no ...
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