The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 pages |
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... hand ! And then besides , is it not the fact , that there are many men , the very existence of whom is a baneful poison , as it were ? Like that of the serpent , they dart their livid tongue , and the venom of their disposition corrodes ...
... hand ! And then besides , is it not the fact , that there are many men , the very existence of whom is a baneful poison , as it were ? Like that of the serpent , they dart their livid tongue , and the venom of their disposition corrodes ...
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... hand , the offender was not an adult , he was beaten at the discretion of the prætor ; a penalty double the amount of the damage was also exacted . The various ranks , too , and distinctions in the state had no other origin than the ...
... hand , the offender was not an adult , he was beaten at the discretion of the prætor ; a penalty double the amount of the damage was also exacted . The various ranks , too , and distinctions in the state had no other origin than the ...
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... hands of malefactors and men with a branded face ! And yet the Earth is not deaf to our adjurations , when we address her by the name of " parent , " and say that she receives our homage41 in being tilled by hands such as these ; as ...
... hands of malefactors and men with a branded face ! And yet the Earth is not deaf to our adjurations , when we address her by the name of " parent , " and say that she receives our homage41 in being tilled by hands such as these ; as ...
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... hand , the site is temperate , the house should look due east . Although , when speaking of the best kinds of soil , I may seem to have sufficiently discussed the characteristics by which it may be known , I shall take the present ...
... hand , the site is temperate , the house should look due east . Although , when speaking of the best kinds of soil , I may seem to have sufficiently discussed the characteristics by which it may be known , I shall take the present ...
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... hand , millet , and panic , cannot be cleaned without parching them ; hence it is that they are always sown raw and with the chaff on . Spelt is preserved in the husk , too , for sowing , and , of course , is not in such case parched by ...
... hand , millet , and panic , cannot be cleaned without parching them ; hence it is that they are always sown raw and with the chaff on . Spelt is preserved in the husk , too , for sowing , and , of course , is not in such case parched by ...
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