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Page 23
... come pinks of all sorts , specially the blush - pink ; roses of all kinds , except the musk , which comes later ; honeysuckles , strawberries , bugloss , columbine , the French marygold , flos Africanus , cherry - tree in fruit , ribes ...
... come pinks of all sorts , specially the blush - pink ; roses of all kinds , except the musk , which comes later ; honeysuckles , strawberries , bugloss , columbine , the French marygold , flos Africanus , cherry - tree in fruit , ribes ...
Page 24
... comes and goes , like the warbling of music ) , than in the hand , therefore nothing is more fit for that delight , than to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air . Roses , damask and red , are fast flowers of ...
... comes and goes , like the warbling of music ) , than in the hand , therefore nothing is more fit for that delight , than to know what be the flowers and plants that do best perfume the air . Roses , damask and red , are fast flowers of ...
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... comes to church . The ' squire has made all his tenants atheists , and tithe - stealers ; while the parson instructs them every Sunday in the dignity of his order , and insinuates to them in almost every sermon that he is a better man ...
... comes to church . The ' squire has made all his tenants atheists , and tithe - stealers ; while the parson instructs them every Sunday in the dignity of his order , and insinuates to them in almost every sermon that he is a better man ...
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Interpretatio: Language and Translation from Cicero to Tytler Frederick M. Rener No preview available - 1989 |
Interpretatio: Language and Translation from Cicero to Tytler Frederick M. Rener Limited preview - 1989 |