The Wonders of Nature and Art: Or, A Concise Account of Whatever is Most Curious and Remarkable in the World; Whether Relating to Its Animal, Vegetable and Mineral Productions, Or to the Manufactures, Buildings and Inventions of Its Inhabitants, Compiled from Historical and Geographical Works of Established Celebrity, and Illustrated with the Discoveries of Modern Travellers, Volume 10J. Walker, 1803 |
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Page 116
... natural ram- part . It is universally agreed , that the nature of this and the other Bermuda islands has undergone a surprising alteration for the worse since they were first discovered ; the air being much more inclement , and the soil ...
... natural ram- part . It is universally agreed , that the nature of this and the other Bermuda islands has undergone a surprising alteration for the worse since they were first discovered ; the air being much more inclement , and the soil ...
Page 205
... natural impatience to devour one another , and those vast numbers that are destroyed are soon re- cruited by the ... nature tells us , that a cod contains 9,344,000 eggs . Who can help standing amazed at this prodigious . fertility ...
... natural impatience to devour one another , and those vast numbers that are destroyed are soon re- cruited by the ... nature tells us , that a cod contains 9,344,000 eggs . Who can help standing amazed at this prodigious . fertility ...
Page 241
... natural and almost spontaneous productions . The mountain sloe - tree , the plantain - tree , the precious sandal ... nature who groan under the lash in the West - India islands . VOL . X. Y The climate of these islands considering ...
... natural and almost spontaneous productions . The mountain sloe - tree , the plantain - tree , the precious sandal ... nature who groan under the lash in the West - India islands . VOL . X. Y The climate of these islands considering ...
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