The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 4Garretson, Cox, 1897 |
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... given to it , although it is not the substance to which that name seems properly to have belonged . The milky juice of Ter- minalia Benzoin , a tree of the natural order Combretacea , becomes , on drying , a fragrant resinous substance ...
... given to it , although it is not the substance to which that name seems properly to have belonged . The milky juice of Ter- minalia Benzoin , a tree of the natural order Combretacea , becomes , on drying , a fragrant resinous substance ...
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... given in the simple words of Mr. Kemble's prose translation : ' At his appointed time then Scyld departed , very de- crepit , to go into the peace of the Lord ; they then , his dear comrades , bore him out to the shore of the sea , as ...
... given in the simple words of Mr. Kemble's prose translation : ' At his appointed time then Scyld departed , very de- crepit , to go into the peace of the Lord ; they then , his dear comrades , bore him out to the shore of the sea , as ...
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... given English metrical translations . There are several German versions . BÉPUR ' , or BEYPORE : seaport of w . India , 6 m . s . of Calicut . Its situation is very beautiful . It has consider- siderable trade in timber , particularly ...
... given English metrical translations . There are several German versions . BÉPUR ' , or BEYPORE : seaport of w . India , 6 m . s . of Calicut . Its situation is very beautiful . It has consider- siderable trade in timber , particularly ...
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... given his name . After some years spent in explorations on the coasts of Kam- tchatka , Okhotsk , and the n . of Siberia , he sailed , 1741 , from Okhostk toward the American continent , and sight- ing land about 58 ° n . lat . , he ...
... given his name . After some years spent in explorations on the coasts of Kam- tchatka , Okhotsk , and the n . of Siberia , he sailed , 1741 , from Okhostk toward the American continent , and sight- ing land about 58 ° n . lat . , he ...
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... given to him , and , after six years , he returned to England heartbroken with failure , and harassed by creditors . He had barely returned , however , when ( 1734 ) he received the bishopric of Cloyne , as a mark of favor from the ...
... given to him , and , after six years , he returned to England heartbroken with failure , and harassed by creditors . He had barely returned , however , when ( 1734 ) he received the bishopric of Cloyne , as a mark of favor from the ...
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