The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 pages |
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... serpent , and the methods they devise for effecting a cure when wounded by it ; and yet , among them all , there is not one that fights by the aid of the poison that belongs to another , with the sole exception of man . Let us then ...
... serpent , and the methods they devise for effecting a cure when wounded by it ; and yet , among them all , there is not one that fights by the aid of the poison that belongs to another , with the sole exception of man . Let us then ...
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... serpents , it be- comes habituated to resist the action of fire . Rarely to be found , it presents considerable difficulties in weaving it into a tissue , in consequence of its shortness ; its colour is naturally red , and it only ...
... serpents , it be- comes habituated to resist the action of fire . Rarely to be found , it presents considerable difficulties in weaving it into a tissue , in consequence of its shortness ; its colour is naturally red , and it only ...
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... serpent coiled up being the one that is mostly preferred ; if left at liberty to grow as it hangs , it has been known before now to attain to no less than 72 nine feet in length . The cucumber flowers gradually , blossom succeeding blos ...
... serpent coiled up being the one that is mostly preferred ; if left at liberty to grow as it hangs , it has been known before now to attain to no less than 72 nine feet in length . The cucumber flowers gradually , blossom succeeding blos ...
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... serpents ; and though persons who had just eaten of it were not allowed to enter the Temple of the Mother of the Gods , it was prescribed to those who wished to be purified and absolved from crimes . It is still held in considerable ...
... serpents ; and though persons who had just eaten of it were not allowed to enter the Temple of the Mother of the Gods , it was prescribed to those who wished to be purified and absolved from crimes . It is still held in considerable ...
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... serpents , as already stated , 18 and used for numerous seasonings when dried ; thapsia , too , which bears a close resemblance to fennel , and already mentioned by us when speaking19 of the exotic shrubs . Then , too , there is hemp ...
... serpents , as already stated , 18 and used for numerous seasonings when dried ; thapsia , too , which bears a close resemblance to fennel , and already mentioned by us when speaking19 of the exotic shrubs . Then , too , there is hemp ...
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