The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 pages |
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Pliny (the Elder.) Homer1 has remarked , with the greatest correctness , unwhole- some vapours are always exhaled from rivers before the rising of the sun . In hot localities , a farm - house should have a northern aspect , but where it ...
Pliny (the Elder.) Homer1 has remarked , with the greatest correctness , unwhole- some vapours are always exhaled from rivers before the rising of the sun . In hot localities , a farm - house should have a northern aspect , but where it ...
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Pliny (the Elder.) particularly that maxim of Cato , as profitable as it is humane : " Always act in such a way as to secure the love of your neigh- bours . " He then proceeds to state his reasons for giving this advice , but it appears ...
Pliny (the Elder.) particularly that maxim of Cato , as profitable as it is humane : " Always act in such a way as to secure the love of your neigh- bours . " He then proceeds to state his reasons for giving this advice , but it appears ...
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Pliny (the Elder.) Of the various kinds of wheat which are imported at the present day into Rome , the lightest in weight are those which come from Gaul and Chersonnesus ; for , upon weighing them , it will be found that they do not ...
Pliny (the Elder.) Of the various kinds of wheat which are imported at the present day into Rome , the lightest in weight are those which come from Gaul and Chersonnesus ; for , upon weighing them , it will be found that they do not ...
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Pliny (the Elder.) fresh water , placed in wooden vessels ; care being taken to keep it covered with the liquid , which is changed no less than five times in the course of the day . If it can be changed at night as well , it is all the ...
Pliny (the Elder.) fresh water , placed in wooden vessels ; care being taken to keep it covered with the liquid , which is changed no less than five times in the course of the day . If it can be changed at night as well , it is all the ...
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Pliny (the Elder.) coarser 72 quality than the kind already mentioned ; 73 this , however , is the only difference that is perceptible . 66 75 The most hardy kind , however , of all the grains is spelt , and the best to stand the ...
Pliny (the Elder.) coarser 72 quality than the kind already mentioned ; 73 this , however , is the only difference that is perceptible . 66 75 The most hardy kind , however , of all the grains is spelt , and the best to stand the ...
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