The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... common bupting . These birds are also particularly common in England , and appear frequently in vast flocks , especially in the winter , during which they are caught in nets , or shot in vast numbers , and sold to many under the ...
... common bupting . These birds are also particularly common in England , and appear frequently in vast flocks , especially in the winter , during which they are caught in nets , or shot in vast numbers , and sold to many under the ...
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... common emery . The first sort is found in the gold mines of Peru , and being judged a kind of marcasite of that rich metal , is prohibited to be export ed . The red emery is found in copper mines , and the little there is of it in ...
... common emery . The first sort is found in the gold mines of Peru , and being judged a kind of marcasite of that rich metal , is prohibited to be export ed . The red emery is found in copper mines , and the little there is of it in ...
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... common bupting . These birds are also particularly common in England , and appear frequently in vast flocks , especially in the winter , during which they are caught in nets , or shot in vast numbers , and sold to many under the ...
... common bupting . These birds are also particularly common in England , and appear frequently in vast flocks , especially in the winter , during which they are caught in nets , or shot in vast numbers , and sold to many under the ...
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... common emery.The first sort is found in the gold mines of Peru , and being judged a kind of marcasite of that rich metal , is prohibited to be export- ed . The red emery is found in copper mines , and the little there is of it in ...
... common emery.The first sort is found in the gold mines of Peru , and being judged a kind of marcasite of that rich metal , is prohibited to be export- ed . The red emery is found in copper mines , and the little there is of it in ...
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... common practice is to apply a coating of opaque white enamel , and upon this other colours which are more fusible than the white . A good effect is produced in toys by leaving part of the gold bare . For this purpose its surface is cut ...
... common practice is to apply a coating of opaque white enamel , and upon this other colours which are more fusible than the white . A good effect is produced in toys by leaving part of the gold bare . For this purpose its surface is cut ...
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