Anthologia Hibernica: Or, Monthly Collections of Science, Belles-lettres, and History ..., Volume 1R. E. Mercier, and Company, 1793 |
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... afford , he was fent to a near rela- tion in the island of Antigua in 1737 , but the climate at that time difagreeing very much with his conftitution , he re- turned or , a Catalogue of fuch Irish Plants as have 2 HIBERNICA . ANTHOLOGIA.
... afford , he was fent to a near rela- tion in the island of Antigua in 1737 , but the climate at that time difagreeing very much with his conftitution , he re- turned or , a Catalogue of fuch Irish Plants as have 2 HIBERNICA . ANTHOLOGIA.
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... tion to be placed on his monument , viz . " Hanc opponi juffit Patri Matri Fra- tribufque Piiflimis & fibi ; Patricius Browne olim Medicus Jamaicenfis , qui , nunc infita humiliter pro tum inter mortuos enumerandum depre- cetur præcis ...
... tion to be placed on his monument , viz . " Hanc opponi juffit Patri Matri Fra- tribufque Piiflimis & fibi ; Patricius Browne olim Medicus Jamaicenfis , qui , nunc infita humiliter pro tum inter mortuos enumerandum depre- cetur præcis ...
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... tion " The poet's words in thofe lines are " Chu her eek ra dur aun deedar deeden , " Temenua Shùd terunge Khud peree- " den : " Nedanefteh terunge az dofte Khud baz " Az doft Khud bereeden Kurden âgauz- 66 " Yeky az teeg angefhtan Kelm ...
... tion " The poet's words in thofe lines are " Chu her eek ra dur aun deedar deeden , " Temenua Shùd terunge Khud peree- " den : " Nedanefteh terunge az dofte Khud baz " Az doft Khud bereeden Kurden âgauz- 66 " Yeky az teeg angefhtan Kelm ...
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... tion , have not produced any painter ca pable of doing their defcriptions juftice : the miniature in question , from a total abfence of defign , perfpective , propor- tions , and fhades , and a redundancy of minute ornament and glowing ...
... tion , have not produced any painter ca pable of doing their defcriptions juftice : the miniature in question , from a total abfence of defign , perfpective , propor- tions , and fhades , and a redundancy of minute ornament and glowing ...
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... tion as the vital air to its purity . The falutary effects of the common or atmof- pheric air , depend in a great measure on local circumftances , and in none more than the foil of the country . Calca- reous foils , from their qualities ...
... tion as the vital air to its purity . The falutary effects of the common or atmof- pheric air , depend in a great measure on local circumftances , and in none more than the foil of the country . Calca- reous foils , from their qualities ...
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