An Essay on the Application of Natural History to PoetryW. Eyres, 1777 - 156 страници |
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... Aikin. འ ; ALL ARO 2 aidi ni si garsbitno va tilt igualt or gim movet en ni won gardismoi oved I miw it bun , baftiggitt od IBIO ン dw Tom Hop ! ,,,,。 kah mob · Doy gan THE ZOMA 11128 A N E S SAY ON THE APPLICATION OF NATURAL DEDICVLION.
... Aikin. འ ; ALL ARO 2 aidi ni si garsbitno va tilt igualt or gim movet en ni won gardismoi oved I miw it bun , baftiggitt od IBIO ン dw Tom Hop ! ,,,,。 kah mob · Doy gan THE ZOMA 11128 A N E S SAY ON THE APPLICATION OF NATURAL DEDICVLION.
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John Aikin. A N E S SAY ON THE APPLICATION OF NATURAL HISTORY то POETRY . N O literary complaint is more frequent and general than that of the infipidity of Modern Poetry . While the votary of science is continually gratified with new ...
John Aikin. A N E S SAY ON THE APPLICATION OF NATURAL HISTORY то POETRY . N O literary complaint is more frequent and general than that of the infipidity of Modern Poetry . While the votary of science is continually gratified with new ...
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... abfurd " as a feaft made up of fauces : and I know many other per- " fons that think meanly of it . I will not presume to say it " is IN felecting examples of zoological description from the Seafons , NATURAL HISTORY . 59.
... abfurd " as a feaft made up of fauces : and I know many other per- " fons that think meanly of it . I will not presume to say it " is IN felecting examples of zoological description from the Seafons , NATURAL HISTORY . 59.
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... says Linnæus " the fur- ་ པ་ face of the Calix , ( a river in Lapland , ) " for the space of eight days and nights , entirely covered with ducks , paffing evo towards the fea on their fouthern " ** journey , ' exceeding in T 22 number I ...
... says Linnæus " the fur- ་ པ་ face of the Calix , ( a river in Lapland , ) " for the space of eight days and nights , entirely covered with ducks , paffing evo towards the fea on their fouthern " ** journey , ' exceeding in T 22 number I ...
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