Time's telescope; or, A Complete guide to the almanack [ed. by J. Millard].John Millard (assistant librarian of the Surrey inst) 1820 |
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... lights up the dazzling radiance of polished gems . Some she has decked with what looks like liquid drops , or plates of gold and silver ; or with scales or pile , which mimic the colour and emit the ray of the same pre- cious metals ...
... lights up the dazzling radiance of polished gems . Some she has decked with what looks like liquid drops , or plates of gold and silver ; or with scales or pile , which mimic the colour and emit the ray of the same pre- cious metals ...
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... and so busy every where , that it is often absolutely necessary to remove the lights from the supper- table ; were this not done , moths , flies , bugs , beetles , and the like , would be attracted in such numbers xxii INTRODUCTION .
... and so busy every where , that it is often absolutely necessary to remove the lights from the supper- table ; were this not done , moths , flies , bugs , beetles , and the like , would be attracted in such numbers xxii INTRODUCTION .
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... lights are retained on the table , in some places they are put into glass cylinders , which St. Pierre tells us is the custom in the Island of Mauritius ; in others the candlesticks are placed in soup - plates , into which the insects ...
... lights are retained on the table , in some places they are put into glass cylinders , which St. Pierre tells us is the custom in the Island of Mauritius ; in others the candlesticks are placed in soup - plates , into which the insects ...
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... light : On his large forehead spreading horns he wears , And high in air the branching antlers bears : O'er many an inch extends his wide domain , And his rich treasury swells with hoarded grain . BARBAULD . 1 See this described in ...
... light : On his large forehead spreading horns he wears , And high in air the branching antlers bears : O'er many an inch extends his wide domain , And his rich treasury swells with hoarded grain . BARBAULD . 1 See this described in ...
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... light aerial guide , And , mounting o'er the distant zenith , ride . BROOKE . Insects of the second order have four wings , but the upper pair , instead of being hard and horny , ra- ther resemble fine vellum . They cover the body ho ...
... light aerial guide , And , mounting o'er the distant zenith , ride . BROOKE . Insects of the second order have four wings , but the upper pair , instead of being hard and horny , ra- ther resemble fine vellum . They cover the body ho ...
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