A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific: Or A Physical, Political, and Statistical Account of the World and Its Various DivisionsA. Fullarton and Company, 1831 |
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... covered with spines ; a kind of cod , caught and salted on the shores of Fo - kyen ; hai- seng , an unpalatable kind of blubber , ( medusa , ) eaten by the common people ; and kin - yu , or gold fish , ' is a native of a Chinese lake ...
... covered with spines ; a kind of cod , caught and salted on the shores of Fo - kyen ; hai- seng , an unpalatable kind of blubber , ( medusa , ) eaten by the common people ; and kin - yu , or gold fish , ' is a native of a Chinese lake ...
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... covered with produce . All this indeed is strictly the fact in the immediate neigh- bourhood of towns and villages ; but , partly from the dread of plunderers , and partly from the want of cattle to transport the manure and the pro ...
... covered with produce . All this indeed is strictly the fact in the immediate neigh- bourhood of towns and villages ; but , partly from the dread of plunderers , and partly from the want of cattle to transport the manure and the pro ...
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... covered with a collar , or necklace , made of silk or fur , and fastened to the upper garment . In winter , the people of rank in the north line the whole upper garment with fur . Others must be con- tented , to preserve appearances ...
... covered with a collar , or necklace , made of silk or fur , and fastened to the upper garment . In winter , the people of rank in the north line the whole upper garment with fur . Others must be con- tented , to preserve appearances ...
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... covering of the head is generally in the form of an inverted cone . outside is of cane , wrought in a fanciful manner ... covered , till the individual be of a certain age . The assumption of the cap , like that of the toga among the ...
... covering of the head is generally in the form of an inverted cone . outside is of cane , wrought in a fanciful manner ... covered , till the individual be of a certain age . The assumption of the cap , like that of the toga among the ...
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... covered with embroidery . The guest declines the honour , and refuses positively what he is resolved to accept . Each of the visitants is led to his chair with the same ceremony , and with equal strenuousness each of the guests protests ...
... covered with embroidery . The guest declines the honour , and refuses positively what he is resolved to accept . Each of the visitants is led to his chair with the same ceremony , and with equal strenuousness each of the guests protests ...
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