The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 267The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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The observance of this ceremony , which is locally known as sailing , " is enjoined by Thomas Tusser in his work entitled , “ Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry , " wherein he bids the husband . wasman Wassail the trees , that they ...
The observance of this ceremony , which is locally known as sailing , " is enjoined by Thomas Tusser in his work entitled , “ Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry , " wherein he bids the husband . wasman Wassail the trees , that they ...
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It was once thought that the cuckoo paired , but it is now known that the species is polygamous . Those who know the bird in its haunts hear two distinct cries in addition to that which gives it its name . The more frequent of these ...
It was once thought that the cuckoo paired , but it is now known that the species is polygamous . Those who know the bird in its haunts hear two distinct cries in addition to that which gives it its name . The more frequent of these ...
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The crystalline substance camphor ( C ) H160 ) , and its properties , are too well known to need description ; it exists ready formed in the Laurus camphora , a plant indigenous in Japan , Java , Sumatra , and Borneo .
The crystalline substance camphor ( C ) H160 ) , and its properties , are too well known to need description ; it exists ready formed in the Laurus camphora , a plant indigenous in Japan , Java , Sumatra , and Borneo .
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Contents
Nature The Romance of By William SYDNEY | 54 |
Africa From By GRANT ALLEN | 88 |
New Zealand In By J LAWSON | 184 |
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