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... length . Daudin , in his Natural History of Reptiles , considers the serpent which he assumes to be the genuine boa constrictor , as a native of Africa , but this species , if it is also found in Africa , inhabits every part of Brazil ...
... length . Daudin , in his Natural History of Reptiles , considers the serpent which he assumes to be the genuine boa constrictor , as a native of Africa , but this species , if it is also found in Africa , inhabits every part of Brazil ...
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... length , made of a firm knotty reed ; and none of the tribes on this coast have yet learnt the art of poisoning them . At the request of the author and his party , the Puris con- ducted them to their huts , which were placed in the ...
... length , made of a firm knotty reed ; and none of the tribes on this coast have yet learnt the art of poisoning them . At the request of the author and his party , the Puris con- ducted them to their huts , which were placed in the ...
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... length effected by the mediation of the travellers . The combatants , cov- ered with gashes and glory , immediately afterward sat or lay down with their open bleeding wounds , and ate as heartily of some Mandisca flour which the ...
... length effected by the mediation of the travellers . The combatants , cov- ered with gashes and glory , immediately afterward sat or lay down with their open bleeding wounds , and ate as heartily of some Mandisca flour which the ...
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... length to which we have carried this article , but we were de- sirous of presenting such an account of animal magnetism as might be referred to , there being as yet no general view of the subject in the English language . The essay on ...
... length to which we have carried this article , but we were de- sirous of presenting such an account of animal magnetism as might be referred to , there being as yet no general view of the subject in the English language . The essay on ...
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... length passed fixing the loan at five millions , at a rate of interest not exceeding five per cent . and reimburseable at any time after the commencement of the year 1835. The first four millions were obtained from the bank of the ...
... length passed fixing the loan at five millions , at a rate of interest not exceeding five per cent . and reimburseable at any time after the commencement of the year 1835. The first four millions were obtained from the bank of the ...
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