CHAMBERS'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA: A DICTIONARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PEOPLE. IN TEN VOLUMES. VOL. II.1872 |
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... land becomes so low , that in parts where the natural protection afforded by the downs is deficient , dikes , & c . , have been raised to check the encroachments of the sea . In the north- east part of Antwerp , a naturally unfertile ...
... land becomes so low , that in parts where the natural protection afforded by the downs is deficient , dikes , & c . , have been raised to check the encroachments of the sea . In the north- east part of Antwerp , a naturally unfertile ...
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... land ; the other , after the battle of Waterloo , when he repaired to Brussels , and was put in charge of a hospital with 300 men . In 1824 , he was appointed senior Professor of Anatomy and Surgery to the Royal College of Surgeons ...
... land ; the other , after the battle of Waterloo , when he repaired to Brussels , and was put in charge of a hospital with 300 men . In 1824 , he was appointed senior Professor of Anatomy and Surgery to the Royal College of Surgeons ...
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... lands , houses , cattle , & c . , often receive a B. from the priest . In the English church - service , there are two ... land , all having right or interest in trust - funds and estate being in that system called beneficiaries . The ...
... lands , houses , cattle , & c . , often receive a B. from the priest . In the English church - service , there are two ... land , all having right or interest in trust - funds and estate being in that system called beneficiaries . The ...
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... land liable to inundation . the damp soil , emitting roots in abundance , and it was formerly propagated by chopping these into pieces , and scattering them , but now generally by seed .-- SOUTHERN BENT ( A. dispar ) is a native of the ...
... land liable to inundation . the damp soil , emitting roots in abundance , and it was formerly propagated by chopping these into pieces , and scattering them , but now generally by seed .-- SOUTHERN BENT ( A. dispar ) is a native of the ...
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... lands . The soil varies greatly In the valleys , it is generally a fertile - loam , with a subsoil of chalk , gravel ... land . Under the meadows , on the Kennet , near Newbury , is a layer of peat , which is extensively burnt , and the ...
... lands . The soil varies greatly In the valleys , it is generally a fertile - loam , with a subsoil of chalk , gravel ... land . Under the meadows , on the Kennet , near Newbury , is a layer of peat , which is extensively burnt , and the ...
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