Illustrations of British Antiquities, Derived from Objects Found in South AmericaT. Brakell, Printer, 1869 - 114 |
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... feet of their trunks , yet each still stands on the spot where it grew . * One is prepared to believe this , after seeing the tops of the trees which have been sanded up at the Sniggery Wood + in our own neighbourhood : but the moisture ...
... feet of their trunks , yet each still stands on the spot where it grew . * One is prepared to believe this , after seeing the tops of the trees which have been sanded up at the Sniggery Wood + in our own neighbourhood : but the moisture ...
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... feet long and twenty broad . The interior of the roof was entirely covered " The ancients had not chimneys for conveying the smoke through the walls , " as we have ; hence they were much infested with it . Hence also the images " in the ...
... feet long and twenty broad . The interior of the roof was entirely covered " The ancients had not chimneys for conveying the smoke through the walls , " as we have ; hence they were much infested with it . Hence also the images " in the ...
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... feet of oxen , and by the unshod wooden wheels of timber carriages ; the brilliant sunshine and pure air imparted new life to the harrassed dweller in towns ; and no habitation was visible , though there might have been two or three ...
... feet of oxen , and by the unshod wooden wheels of timber carriages ; the brilliant sunshine and pure air imparted new life to the harrassed dweller in towns ; and no habitation was visible , though there might have been two or three ...
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... feet wide and nine feet high . The material consisted of rough blocks and planks of oak , which had been cut and shaped with stone axes and chisels , one of which was found on the floor , and corresponded with the marks on the timbers ...
... feet wide and nine feet high . The material consisted of rough blocks and planks of oak , which had been cut and shaped with stone axes and chisels , one of which was found on the floor , and corresponded with the marks on the timbers ...
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... feet high , and possibly with one small window for light , or perhaps the Highland bothie , may be regarded as a type of the residences of the common people . In the work known as the Down Survey , prepared by Sir William Petty in 1655 ...
... feet high , and possibly with one small window for light , or perhaps the Highland bothie , may be regarded as a type of the residences of the common people . In the work known as the Down Survey , prepared by Sir William Petty in 1655 ...
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