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... taken by the British in 1801. Lon . 62. 55. W. Lat . 18. 5. N. ( 9. ) MARTIN , ST , a fmall but ftrong town of France , in the ifle of Rhee , with a harbour and a ftrong citadel , fortified after the manner of Vau- ban ; near the coaft ...
... taken by the British in 1801. Lon . 62. 55. W. Lat . 18. 5. N. ( 9. ) MARTIN , ST , a fmall but ftrong town of France , in the ifle of Rhee , with a harbour and a ftrong citadel , fortified after the manner of Vau- ban ; near the coaft ...
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... taken out of the window room and pounded to duft ; the window- fe and doors burnt ; and the ceiling of the Dum , and the plafter of the infide of the chim- ey , taken down . Several perfons have affirmed , that the body was buried ...
... taken out of the window room and pounded to duft ; the window- fe and doors burnt ; and the ceiling of the Dum , and the plafter of the infide of the chim- ey , taken down . Several perfons have affirmed , that the body was buried ...
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... taken up and carried with it through a filter of paper ; the filtrated liquor leaving , upon evaporation , a portion of whitish earthy matter . But this experiment is erroneous ; the refiduum proceeds from the earth naturally contained ...
... taken up and carried with it through a filter of paper ; the filtrated liquor leaving , upon evaporation , a portion of whitish earthy matter . But this experiment is erroneous ; the refiduum proceeds from the earth naturally contained ...
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... taken up be- fore they fhoot out ftalks or flowers : Biennial ones , chiefly in the autumn of the fame year in which the feeds were fown : The perennial , when the leaves fall off , and therefore generally in the au- ama . Being washed ...
... taken up be- fore they fhoot out ftalks or flowers : Biennial ones , chiefly in the autumn of the fame year in which the feeds were fown : The perennial , when the leaves fall off , and therefore generally in the au- ama . Being washed ...
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... taken from the Grecian emperor by the Turks . In 1502 , it was taken by the Vene tians , but soon after retaken . In 1684 , the Ve- netians recovered it ; the Turks took it again in 1715 , but it was retaken in 1716 by the Venet !. ans ...
... taken from the Grecian emperor by the Turks . In 1502 , it was taken by the Vene tians , but soon after retaken . In 1684 , the Ve- netians recovered it ; the Turks took it again in 1715 , but it was retaken in 1716 by the Venet !. ans ...
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