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... motion . the herds never exhibit ; they are also savage and Only two existing
species of E . are certainly much dreaded , whilst from a herd of elephants known
, the Indian ( E . Indicus ) and the African ( 7 . danger is scarcely apprehended .
... motion . the herds never exhibit ; they are also savage and Only two existing
species of E . are certainly much dreaded , whilst from a herd of elephants known
, the Indian ( E . Indicus ) and the African ( 7 . danger is scarcely apprehended .
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The wool was short , the remains of three of which are found in Europe and
curled in locks ; the bristles were of different The best known of these is the
Elephas primigenius . / lengths , varying from 1 to 18 inches . Some of this or
Mammoth ...
The wool was short , the remains of three of which are found in Europe and
curled in locks ; the bristles were of different The best known of these is the
Elephas primigenius . / lengths , varying from 1 to 18 inches . Some of this or
Mammoth ...
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The most importTriptolemus the use of corn on the Rharian plain ant ruins are a
gateway of the time of Alexander , near the city , and instituted the mystic rites
pecuand a small temple dedicated to Khnum , the liarly known as hers . The
outward ...
The most importTriptolemus the use of corn on the Rharian plain ant ruins are a
gateway of the time of Alexander , near the city , and instituted the mystic rites
pecuand a small temple dedicated to Khnum , the liarly known as hers . The
outward ...
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Deprived , in one way or other , of all her children , the Queen of Bohemia - by
which title she continued to be known — resolved to quit Holland . Relieved of
her debts by the sale of jewels , and by aid of a Holland House , pecuniary
subsidy ...
Deprived , in one way or other , of all her children , the Queen of Bohemia - by
which title she continued to be known — resolved to quit Holland . Relieved of
her debts by the sale of jewels , and by aid of a Holland House , pecuniary
subsidy ...
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During the south - west monsoon , bringing with it , of course , the accumulated
heats of the whole breadth of the penin . sula , the temperature is more
particularly oppressive , having been known to rise , in the night , to 120° F . E '
LLSWORTH ...
During the south - west monsoon , bringing with it , of course , the accumulated
heats of the whole breadth of the penin . sula , the temperature is more
particularly oppressive , having been known to rise , in the night , to 120° F . E '
LLSWORTH ...
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| Title | Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People, Volume 4 Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People, Ephraim Chambers |
| Author | Ephraim Chambers |
| Publisher | J.B. Lippincott & Company, 1870 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2007 |
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