A Natural History of Nevis, and the Rest of the English Leeward Charibee Islands in America. With Many Other Observations on Nature and Art; Particularly, an Introduction to the Art of Decyphering. In Eleven Letters from the Revd Mr. Smith, ...J. Bentham, sold by W. Thurlbourn; S. Birt, C. Bathurst, and J. Beecroft, London, 1745 - 318 ページ |
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... Shape , and Taste resembles our English ones , but they are delicious at full of the Moon , increafing and decreafing in bulk as well as goodness , just as that Heavenly Body feems to increase or decreafe to our fight : You have at ...
... Shape , and Taste resembles our English ones , but they are delicious at full of the Moon , increafing and decreafing in bulk as well as goodness , just as that Heavenly Body feems to increase or decreafe to our fight : You have at ...
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... and of a palish green on the infide , called Patella : they rife gradually from an oval base in shape of a Pyramid , having generally speaking a little oblong A 3 oblong hole at the top . In the West Indies LETTER I. 5.
... and of a palish green on the infide , called Patella : they rife gradually from an oval base in shape of a Pyramid , having generally speaking a little oblong A 3 oblong hole at the top . In the West Indies LETTER I. 5.
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... Shape and Size not unlike a Nonpareil Apple , or rather resembling a large Mushroom before it is fully opened at the bot- tom ; and it is all over fet out to the best ad- vantage , with little round Rifings that seem ( if I may be ...
... Shape and Size not unlike a Nonpareil Apple , or rather resembling a large Mushroom before it is fully opened at the bot- tom ; and it is all over fet out to the best ad- vantage , with little round Rifings that seem ( if I may be ...
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... Shape , though infinitely furpaffing them in beau- teous Colours , and fome of which are on the outfide far rougher than a Nutmeg - grater , but shine like the best polished Marble : We do not eat them ; and to speak truth , I never faw ...
... Shape , though infinitely furpaffing them in beau- teous Colours , and fome of which are on the outfide far rougher than a Nutmeg - grater , but shine like the best polished Marble : We do not eat them ; and to speak truth , I never faw ...
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... shape is not much unlike a Car- nation Flower ; The upper or infide part , is en- tirely compofed of exceeding nice Stone Leaves , that are close set together in a wavy form at top , and are full as thin as Carnation Leaves ; and the ...
... shape is not much unlike a Car- nation Flower ; The upper or infide part , is en- tirely compofed of exceeding nice Stone Leaves , that are close set together in a wavy form at top , and are full as thin as Carnation Leaves ; and the ...
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