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... worms seem to be the great promoters of vegetation , which would proceed but lamely without them , by boring , perforating , and loosening the soil , and rendering it pervious to rains and fibres of plants , by drawing straws and ...
... worms seem to be the great promoters of vegetation , which would proceed but lamely without them , by boring , perforating , and loosening the soil , and rendering it pervious to rains and fibres of plants , by drawing straws and ...
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Page 302 - Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath. That the rude sea grew civil at her song ; And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music.
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| Title | The home tutor, a treasury of self-culture |
| Author | Home tutor |
| Published | 1862 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 20 Sep 2006 |
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