The Nineteenth Century, Volume 14Henry S. King & Company, 1883 |
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Page 302
... locusts . Even the woollen and linen clothes of the peasants , which were laid out to dry on the ground , seemed dainty morsels to these omnivorous invaders ; nor did they spare the Church for in at least one instance ( at Almaden ) ...
... locusts . Even the woollen and linen clothes of the peasants , which were laid out to dry on the ground , seemed dainty morsels to these omnivorous invaders ; nor did they spare the Church for in at least one instance ( at Almaden ) ...
Page 307
... locusts must be stamped out , once and for ever , and enacted most stringent measures to that effect , command- ing that every man in the island who was subject to taxation should collect one kilo ( i.e. a large measure upwards of 16 ...
... locusts must be stamped out , once and for ever , and enacted most stringent measures to that effect , command- ing that every man in the island who was subject to taxation should collect one kilo ( i.e. a large measure upwards of 16 ...
Page 314
... locusts , and the alarm of the farmers was consequently very great . Owing to deficiency of labour , a large number of locusts . were unfortunately suffered to escape , probably upwards of ten per cent . of the whole . Nevertheless the ...
... locusts , and the alarm of the farmers was consequently very great . Owing to deficiency of labour , a large number of locusts . were unfortunately suffered to escape , probably upwards of ten per cent . of the whole . Nevertheless the ...
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WHY NOT PURCHASE THE SUEZ CANAL? By Edward Dicey | 188 |
361 733 | 356 |
CLOUDS OVER ARCADY By the Rev Dr Jessopp | 540 |
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