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... wanted - Unsaleable if imported Light - Remarks about Gauges --Wine production of Sicily - Shipments to Cette and Marseilles- Consumption and Percentage from 1831 to 1863 403 CONTENTS . CHAPTER XIII . ITALY . xiii Its Wines xii CONTENTS .
... wanted - Unsaleable if imported Light - Remarks about Gauges --Wine production of Sicily - Shipments to Cette and Marseilles- Consumption and Percentage from 1831 to 1863 403 CONTENTS . CHAPTER XIII . ITALY . xiii Its Wines xii CONTENTS .
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... light and wholesome , suitable for either dinner or dessert , as stimulating as any wine imported , and peculiarly free from acidity . ' Grapes do not thrive on the Elbe , but potatoes grow in rich abundance in that favoured locality ...
... light and wholesome , suitable for either dinner or dessert , as stimulating as any wine imported , and peculiarly free from acidity . ' Grapes do not thrive on the Elbe , but potatoes grow in rich abundance in that favoured locality ...
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... light French and German wines may be obtained at prices varying from one to three shillings a bottle . If I desire a substantial dinner off the joint , with the agreeable accom- paniment of light wine , both cheap and good , I know of ...
... light French and German wines may be obtained at prices varying from one to three shillings a bottle . If I desire a substantial dinner off the joint , with the agreeable accom- paniment of light wine , both cheap and good , I know of ...
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... light , that all London might be spectators of his scandalousness . But the existing generation would not tolerate ' Old Q. ' His goings - on would be voted mauvais ton . When he flourished , the town only laughed at the disgraceful ...
... light , that all London might be spectators of his scandalousness . But the existing generation would not tolerate ' Old Q. ' His goings - on would be voted mauvais ton . When he flourished , the town only laughed at the disgraceful ...
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... light , will put out the candles ; so that what with the flying birds and skipping frogs , the one above , the other beneath , will cause much delight and pleasure to the whole company ; at length the candles are lighted , and a banquet ...
... light , will put out the candles ; so that what with the flying birds and skipping frogs , the one above , the other beneath , will cause much delight and pleasure to the whole company ; at length the candles are lighted , and a banquet ...
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