British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 10Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1821 |
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... side outwards ; the flowers are produced on the under side of the leaves along the mid- rib , and turn downwards : it usually flow . ers here from June to October ; the seeds ripen in succession , and are cast out of the capsules , when ...
... side outwards ; the flowers are produced on the under side of the leaves along the mid- rib , and turn downwards : it usually flow . ers here from June to October ; the seeds ripen in succession , and are cast out of the capsules , when ...
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... Turning to the more favourable side of this picture of national physiognomy , we shall find the people of Cachemire , the Georgians , the Circassians , and Mingre B lians , erect , noble , and formed for admi- PHYSIOGNOMY .
... Turning to the more favourable side of this picture of national physiognomy , we shall find the people of Cachemire , the Georgians , the Circassians , and Mingre B lians , erect , noble , and formed for admi- PHYSIOGNOMY .
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... sides , seen in front , must be well defined , and the descending nostrils gently shortened ; viewed in profile , the ... side , or arch of the nose , must be a kind of oval ; above , it must close well with the arch of the eye- bone ...
... sides , seen in front , must be well defined , and the descending nostrils gently shortened ; viewed in profile , the ... side , or arch of the nose , must be a kind of oval ; above , it must close well with the arch of the eye- bone ...
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... sides . The character of the man is proclaim- ed in the lips ; the more firm the latter , the more fixed the former ... side ; such , though they may denote a tendency to sensuali ty , belong exclusively to a character de- serving of ...
... sides . The character of the man is proclaim- ed in the lips ; the more firm the latter , the more fixed the former ... side ; such , though they may denote a tendency to sensuali ty , belong exclusively to a character de- serving of ...
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... side at least , a large part of what they receive on the other ; and , in fact attentive observation shows us , that per- spiration , and several other processes , are constantly destroying parts of their substance . Hence the idea ...
... side at least , a large part of what they receive on the other ; and , in fact attentive observation shows us , that per- spiration , and several other processes , are constantly destroying parts of their substance . Hence the idea ...
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